Shivapurana 5.20.10

Śivapurāṇa (complete text) 5.20.10

sāttvikaṃ daivatānāṃ hi yatīnāmūrdhvaretasām |
rājasaṃ dānavānāṃ hi manuṣyāṇāṃ tathaiva ca |
tāmasaṃ rākṣasānāṃ hi narāṇāṃ krūrakarmaṇām ||