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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.6.30
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 30
- tataś ca manavaḥ kāle
- ījire ṛṣayo 'pare
- pitaro vibudhā daityā
- manuṣyāḥ kratubhir vibhum
tataḥthereafter — thereafter; caalso — also; manavaḥthe Manus, the fathers of mankind — the Manus, the fathers of mankind; kālein due course of time — in due course of time; ījireworshiped — worshiped; ṛṣayaḥgreat sages — great sages; apareothers — others; pitaraḥthe forefathers — the forefathers; vibudhāḥthe learned scholars — the learned scholars; daityāḥgreat devotees of the demigods — great devotees of the demigods; manuṣyāḥmankind — mankind; kratubhiḥby performance of sacrifices to please the Supreme Lord vibhumby performance of sacrifices to please the Supreme Lord — by performance of sacrifices to please the Supreme Lord.
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.
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.