In Gita lord Krishna forbids people from the worship of many Gods. He says that men fail to understand that the Pramatma is the only one who needs to be worshiped. People who have lost their spiritual sense take shelter of demigods for immediate fulfillment of material desires. .So under the influence of their prakriti(the sanskars that they have adopted over several lifetimes(according to Gita all living persons form as a result of sanskars they have adopted over several lifetimes)) they worship other Gods.
kämais tais tair håta-jïänäù prapadyante ’nya-devatäù
taà taà niyamam ästhäya prakåtyä niyatäù svayä...........B.G.CH7 SLOK 20
He then states that as soon as one desires to worship some demigod, I make his faith steady so that he can devote himself to that particular deity. It is because there are no such entity as demigods who could steady the devotion of these devotees, so I myself have to do this.
yo yo yäà yäà tanuà bhaktah sraddhayärcitum icchati
tasya tasyäcaläà çraddhäà täm eva vidadhämy aham...B.G.CH7 SLOK 21
He then says that endowed with such a faith, he endeavors to worship a particular demigod and obtains his desires. But in actuality these benefits are bestowed by Me alone.Who satisfies their desires? I. The result of their faith is the satisfaction of their desires and not reward by their worshiped demigod.
sa tayä sraddhayä yuktas tasyärädhanam ihate
labhate ca tataù kämän mayaiva vihitän hi tän...B.G.CH7 SLOK 22
Now the natural question arises what is the problem of their devotion to other gods? since their desires are getting fulfilled.So lord krishna says in the next sloka.......
antavat tu phalaà teñäà tad bhavaty alpa-medhasäm
devän deva-yajo yänti mad-bhaktä yänti mäm api..B.G.CH7 SLOK 22
kämais tais tair håta-jïänäù prapadyante ’nya-devatäù
taà taà niyamam ästhäya prakåtyä niyatäù svayä...........B.G.CH7 SLOK 20
He then states that as soon as one desires to worship some demigod, I make his faith steady so that he can devote himself to that particular deity. It is because there are no such entity as demigods who could steady the devotion of these devotees, so I myself have to do this.
yo yo yäà yäà tanuà bhaktah sraddhayärcitum icchati
tasya tasyäcaläà çraddhäà täm eva vidadhämy aham...B.G.CH7 SLOK 21
He then says that endowed with such a faith, he endeavors to worship a particular demigod and obtains his desires. But in actuality these benefits are bestowed by Me alone.Who satisfies their desires? I. The result of their faith is the satisfaction of their desires and not reward by their worshiped demigod.
sa tayä sraddhayä yuktas tasyärädhanam ihate
labhate ca tataù kämän mayaiva vihitän hi tän...B.G.CH7 SLOK 22
Now the natural question arises what is the problem of their devotion to other gods? since their desires are getting fulfilled.So lord krishna says in the next sloka.......
Men of small intelligence worship the demigods, and their fruits are limited and temporary and prone to destruction. Those who worship the demigods go on to unite with demigods, so demigods are also temporary and prone to destruction, but My devotees ultimately unite with me and complete peace and freedom from this mortal illusionary world..Lord krishna again brings the topic of demigods in chapter 9 and says those who worship demigods indirectly worship me but they do so in a wrong way..
ye ’py anya-devatä-bhaktä yajante çraddhayänvitäù
te ’pi mäm eva kaunteya yajanty avidhi-pürvakam..B.G.CH 9 SLOK 23
He again says in chapter 8 everybody begining from bramha to the lowest creature are bound by the cycles of life and death But one who attains to me , O son of Kunté, never takes birth again.....
ä-brahma-bhuvanäl lokäù punar ävartino ’rjuna
mäm upetya tu kaunteya punar janma na vidyate..B.G.CH 8 SLOK 16
So from these slokas from the pious bhagbat gita it is clear that there are no such individuals as demigods. The divinity is within us. By cultivating which we can reach the sumpreme spirit(Pramatma). Even lord krishna is not a god. Rather he is a yogi who has united with the God; and now from his mouth it is the god who is speaking........OM TATSAT