In all of your studies of Hindu Mythologies, have you ever seen a dev (Indra, Surya, Varun, Som, Chandra, and the lot) ever doing any form of Tapasya? Off-course the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh is excluded from the list. These three are the super gods and every body else is supposed to look forward to them for help. Its always the human beings and the danavas, who are usually found involved in doing Tapasyas. And as a result of their hard work they are often able to beat up even the devatas.
Whenever something wrong goes with the Devatas, they all seem to run to Brahma, Vishnu, or Mahesh and take shelter in them. You never find Indra doing anything except worrying about his Indrasana.
I did some research and hit the following:
http://www.samarthbharat.com/devdanav.htm
The article tends to clarify a lot of ideas related to being a Dev or a Danav. A Dev tends to give all the time while a Danav is always interested in acquiring more and more. If we look at the Mythology, we will find that the Danavs are generally interested in acquiring more and more through Tapasya. Somehow the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh are fine with giving in to their efforts and endowing them with great powers. Though they always make sure that there are some caveats in their boons so that at a later point of time they can be beaten by righteous people.
Since devtas are focused on conducting their duties (Sun ensuring that sun light is available to everybody, Indra making sure that rain happens regularly, Varun taking care of water etc.), they don't really have any desire or need to acquire more powers. Hence they don't need to go for Tapasya. And whenever they are in trouble (when Danavs attack them), they seem to get immediate help from the trinity without any problems. They are the favored ones always in the end.
More on this later...
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