# SB 6.16.60 ## Text > sukhāya duḥkha-mokṣāya > kurvāte dampatī kriyāḥ > tato 'nivṛttir aprāptir > duḥkhasya ca sukhasya ca ## Synonyms *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.**