Shloka 60
Citraketu’s Detachment, Nārada’s Mantra, and the Darśana of Anantadeva
सुखाय दु:खमोक्षाय कुर्वाते दम्पती क्रिया: । ततोऽनिवृत्तिरप्राप्तिर्दु:खस्य च सुखस्य च ॥ ६० ॥
sukhāya duḥkha-mokṣāya kurvāte dampatī kriyāḥ tato ’nivṛttir aprāptir duḥkhasya ca sukhasya ca
Comme époux et épouse, l’homme et la femme entreprennent bien des actions pour obtenir le bonheur et se délivrer de la peine; mais, pleines de désir, ces actions ne donnent ni joie ni diminution de la souffrance : au contraire, elles engendrent une grande misère.
FAQs
This verse says that even though spouses work for happiness and freedom from distress through various activities, such efforts do not guarantee lasting happiness nor fully end suffering.
Because material action aims at temporary results; it may rearrange pleasure and pain but cannot uproot the cycle of sukha and duḥkha, which is ended by spiritual realization and bhakti.
Do your responsibilities, but don’t expect them to deliver permanent fulfillment; prioritize bhakti (hearing, chanting, devotion) as the real path to inner freedom.