Indian guest (5): I have one question. Swamiji, you accept Kṛṣṇa as the supreme glory...
Prabhupāda: I do not accept. The whole Vedas accept.
Indian guest (5): But in our Hindu religion, there are gods and goddesses. There are so many.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Yes. That is for material purpose. Those who are after material benefits, they can worship different demigods. That is mentioned in the Bhagavad-gītā. That is the point. You are reading Bhagavad-gītā. You should note all these things. Kāmais tais tair hṛta-jñānā yajante anya-devatāḥ (BG 7.20). Those who are bewildered or lost of intelligence, they go to worship other demigods.
Indian guest (5): Basically we accept...
Prabhupāda: So those who are interested in spiritual salvation, they need not worship other demigods, but those who are interested for material profit, they can worship demigods. Yajante anya-devatāḥ. Karmaṇā... There is a verse. Just to have immediate result of material profit, the Vedas recommend, "All right, you worship this demigod, that demigod." So our concern is we don't want any material profit; we want Kṛṣṇa. Therefore we do not require to worship demigods.
Indian guest (5): But why not Viṣṇu?
Prabhupāda: Viṣṇu and Kṛṣṇa the same. Viṣṇu and Kṛṣṇa the same. Kṛṣṇa is viṣṇu-tattva.
Indian guest (5): Rāma and...
Prabhupāda: Rāma also. We worship Rāma also. Rāma, viṣṇu-tattva.
Indian guest (5): Because they are the incarnation of the Viṣṇu. The person himself is the reincarnation of the Viṣṇu.
Prabhupāda: So whatever is... That is your conclusion. But Kṛṣṇa said mattaḥ parataraṁ nānyat kiñcid asti dhanañjaya (BG 7.7). Ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate (BG 10.8). So if we have to believe Bhagavad-gītā, then Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme. That's all. Now have kīrtana. (end)