Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 12 - Chapter 1 - Verse 30
Sanskrit:
नैतावता भगवत: स्वमायामयवृत्तिभि: ।न दुष्येतानुभावस्तैर्मायिन: कुहकं यथा ॥ ३० ॥
ITRANS:
naitāvatā bhagavataḥsva-māyā-maya-vṛttibhiḥna duṣyetānubhāvas tairmāyinaḥ kuhakaṁ yathā
Translation:
This apparent humility is simply a show of mercy. Such behavior of the Supreme Lord and His personal associates, which the Lord effects by His own bewildering potency, does not spoil His power any more than a magician’s powers are diminished by his exhibition of tricks.