Thanks Lal, my confusion is due to the fact that I am under the impression that all the Devas are good. In Devathanussathi bhavana, as I have read and listened, it is said that bhavanayogis need to think of the five characteristics of the Devas, ( sadhdha , sila, shrutha, thyaaga and pragngna) and develop them within themselves. It is because they possess a higher level of those qualities than humans and that is also the reason for them to be in that realm having left human form. So if Mara likes to entice people for pleasures and also doesn’t know about the consequences of such pleasures, does he lack some of those five qualities?
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings