Srimad Bhagavatam — Shashtha Skandha, 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
夫妻为求乐、为脱苦而共同筹谋诸多作为；然因其行充满欲望，既不能得乐，亦不能减苦，反而成为巨大痛苦之因。
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.