The pleasure of the senses (indriya-pritih) arising from enjoying senses objects is not the goal (labhah). Rather, as long as one lives (yavata jiveta) one should work for the fulfillment of life (apavarga). The pleasure of the senses from enjoyment for the jnanis or the yogis consisting of the secondary results that appear along with the desired results is designated as “results of action.” Since jnana and yoga are transformations of niskama-karma, they perceive whatever happiness and distress they experience as results of karma. For the devotees, the pleasure of the senses from sense objects which accompany bhakti however are not called fruits of action (karma) since bhakti is not a transformation of karma. The devotees, however, perceive happiness to be the result of bhakti only. They regard suffering as the mercy of the Lord:

yasyaham anugrhnami harisye tad-dhanam sanaih |
tato ’dhanam tyajanty asya svajana duhkha-duhkhitam ||

If I especially favor someone, I gradually deprive him of his wealth. Then the relatives and friends of such a poverty-stricken man abandon him. In this way he suffers one distress after another. SB 10.88.8

Taking this statement of the Lord into consideration, according to the particular case, the devotee’s suffering should be regarded as direct action of the Lord or a result of devotional offenses. The goal of life (jivasya) is inquiry into the highest truth (tattva-jijnasa). What is accomlished (iha) by performance of karmas, such as attaining Svarga, is not the goal.