Moonlight does not shine forth when the moon is swallowed by Rahu.* In just the same way, bliss disappears when living beings are overwhelmed by darkness.

Bliss is said to be twofold: physical and mental. In this world and the world beyond, the endeavor to obtain objects is said to lead to bliss. The supreme reward of the three aims of life is no different from this: that bliss is the only particular object that one desires, and striving after the goals of religion and material gain is motivated by it. Striving is the source of that, the purpose of which is the effecting of bliss.

bharad·vaja said:

190.10

We do not understand what you have said about the highest of all states of bliss. For this superior object—that is, sexual pleasure—is not outside the reach of sages who have attained the absolute, but they do not desire it. Moreover, we have heard that the Lord Brahma, creator of the triple world, remains in solitude while practicing asceticism. And a celibate student does not subject himself to the bliss of sexual pleasure. Furthermore, Shiva, the blessed Lord of the cosmos and husband of Uma, obliterated the love god Kama by depriving him of a body when he approached.*

Therefore we say that holy men do not indulge in sexual pleasure. These seers did not enjoy the highest sexual pleasure, which is why I do not accept your position. However, you have said that there is nothing beyond this bliss. It is a common saying that karmic retribution comes about in two ways: either one attains happiness, because of one’s good deeds, or one attains misery, because of one’s bad deeds.