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# Bhagavatapurana 11.23.59

Bhāgavatapurāṇa 11.23.59

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [11.23.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata.11.23.59)

sukha-duḥkha-prado nānyaḥ puruṣasyātma-vibhramaḥ /  
mitrodāsīna-ripavaḥ saṃsāras tamasaḥ kṛtaḥ //

> 60. In the case of a being the cause of happiness or misery is no other (than one's self); it is a delusion of the mind: the  
> — S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam

> Samsara consisting of friends, the indifferent and enemies is produced by Tamas, (ignorance).  
> — S. Subba Rau 1928, The Srimad Bhagavatam

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## Translations (2)

- [The Srimad Bhagavatam](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-subbarau.11.23.p65) — S. Subba Rau 1928, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata~en-mt.11.23.59) — English, machine translation

## Commentaries (1)

- [Padaratnāvalī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.bhagavata!vijayadhvaja.5.22.p3) — Vijayadhvaja Tīrtha, Sanskrit

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