Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 2 - Chapter 1 - Verse 30


Sanskrit:

ततश्च मनव: काले ईजिरे ऋषयोऽपरे ।पितरो विबुधा दैत्या मनुष्या: क्रतुभिर्विभुम् ॥ ३० ॥

ITRANS:

tataś ca manavaḥ kāleījire ṛṣayo ’parepitaro vibudhā daityāmanuṣyāḥ kratubhir vibhum

Translation:

Thereafter, the Manus, the fathers of mankind, the great sages, the forefathers, the learned scholars, the Daityas and mankind performed sacrifices meant to please the Supreme Lord.

Purport:

The daityas are devotees of the demigods because they want to derive the greatest possible material facilities from them. The devotees of the Lord are eka-niṣṭha, or absolutely attached to the devotional service of the Lord. Therefore they have practically no time to seek the benefits of material facilities. Because of their realization of their spiritual identity, they are more concerned with spiritual emancipation than with material comforts.