The demigods, qualified by the superexcellent quality of the mode of goodness, are situated in the heavenly planets, whereas the human beings, because of their nature in the mode of passion, live on the earth in company with their subordinates.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
आत्यन्तिकेन सत्त्वेन दिवं देवाः प्रपेदिरे । धरां रजः स्वभावेन पणयो ये च ताननु
ātyantikena sattvena divaṃ devāḥ prapedire | dharāṃ rajaḥ svabhāvena paṇayo ye ca tānanu
SB 3.6.28