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.htmThe 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...
