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King Citraketu Meets the Lord
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fruitive actions, for by such endeavors one cannot achieve the ultimate goal of life. On the other hand, if one acts without desires for fruitive results—in other words, if one engages in devotional activities—he can achieve the highest goal of life with freedom from miserable conditions. Considering this, one should cease from material desires.
TEXT 60
सुखाय दुःखमोक्षाय कुवति दग्धती क्रियाः । ततोऽनिवृत्तिरप्राप्तिर्दुःखस्य च सुखस्य च ॥६०॥
sukhāya duḥkha-mokṣāya kurvāte dampatī kriyāḥ tato 'nivṛttir aprāptir duḥkhasya ca sukhasya ca
sukhāya —for happiness;  duḥkha-mokṣāya —for release from the unhappy state;  kurvāte —perform;  dam-patī —the wife and husband;  kriyāḥ —activities;  tataḥ —from that;  anivṛttiḥ —no cessation;  aprāptiḥ —no achievement;  duḥkhasya —of distress;  ca —also;  sukhasya —of happiness;  ca —also.
TRANSLATION
As husband and wife, a man and woman plan together to attain happiness and decrease unhappiness, working jointly in many ways, but because their activities are full of desires, these activities are never a source of happiness, and they never diminish distress. On the contrary, they are a cause of great unhappiness.
TEXTS 61-62
एवं विषयंयं बुद्ध्वा नृणां विज्ञाभियानिनाम् । आत्मनश्च गतिं सूक्ष्मां स्थानत्रयवित्प्रक्षणाम् ॥६१॥ दृष्टश्रुताभिर्यात्रामिर्निर्मुक्तः स्वेन तेजसा । ज्ञानविज्ञानसन्तुप्तो मङ्गुक्तः पुरुषो भवेत् ॥६२॥