Bharadavaja said You have said that happiness is the greatest object. I do not understand this. This attribute of the soul which you describe as so desirable, is not sought by the Rishis who are engaged in something promising a greater reward. We have heard that the Creator of the three worlds, viz., the powerful Brahman, lives alone, observing the vow of celibacy. He never seeks happiness which is obtained from the gratification of desire. Also, the divine Master of the universe, the lord of Uma, reduced Kaima (god of love) to ashes. Therefore, we say that happiness is not sought by great people. Nor does it seem to be a high attribute of the Soul. I cannot believe what your divine self has said, viz., that there is nothing superior to happiness. It is merely a commonplace cant of the world that, there are two sorts of consequences of our acts, viz., the origin of happiness from good acts and of sorrow from sinful deeds.