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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.6.37

సూత ఉవాచ ఏవం సమ్భాష్య భగవాన్నారదో వాసవీసుతమ్ । ఆమన్‍త్ర్య వీణాం రణయన్ యయౌ యాద‍ృచ్ఛికో ముని: ॥ ౩౭ ॥
sūta uvāca
[soota uvaacha]
evaṁ sambhāṣya bhagavān
[evam sambhaashya bhagavaan]
nārado vāsavī-sutam
[naarado vaasavee-sutam]
āmantrya vīṇāṁ raṇayan
[aamantrya veenaam ranayan]
yayau yādṛcchiko muniḥ
[yayau yaadrichchiko munih]
sūtaḥ — Sūta Gosvāmī uvāca — said evam — thus sambhāṣya — addressing bhagavān — transcendentally powerful nāradaḥ — Nārada Muni vāsavī — named Vāsavī (Satyavatī) sutam — son āmantrya — inviting vīṇām — instrument raṇayan — vibrating yayau — went yādṛcchikaḥ — wherever willing muniḥ — the sage.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
sūta uvāca
sūtaḥ
Sūta Gosvāmī
uvāca
said
evaṁ sambhāṣya bhagavān
evam
thus
sambhāṣya
addressing
bhagavān
transcendentally powerful
nārado vāsavī-sutam
nāradaḥ
Nārada Muni
vāsavī
named Vāsavī (Satyavatī)
sutam
son
āmantrya vīṇāṁ raṇayan
āmantrya
inviting
vīṇām
instrument
raṇayan
vibrating
yayau yādṛcchiko muniḥ
yayau
went
yādṛcchikaḥ
wherever willing
muniḥ
the sage.
Sūta Gosvāmī said: Thus addressing Vyāsadeva, Śrīla Nārada Muni took leave of him, and vibrating on his vīṇā instrument, he left to wander at his free will.

Every living being is anxious for full freedom because that is his transcendental nature. And this freedom is obtained only through the transcendental service of the Lord. Illusioned by the external energy, everyone thinks that he is free, but actually he is bound up by the laws of nature. A conditioned soul cannot freely move from one place to another even on this earth, and what to speak of one planet to another. But a full-fledged free soul like Nārada, always engaged in chanting the Lord’s glory, is free to move not only on earth but also in any part of the universe, as well as in any part of the spiritual sky. We can just imagine the extent and unlimitedness of his freedom, which is as good as that of the Supreme Lord. There is no reason or obligation for his traveling, and no one can stop him from his free movement. Similarly, the transcendental system of devotional service is also free. It may or may not develop in a particular person even after he undergoes all the detailed formulas. Similarly, the association of the devotee is also free. One may be fortunate to have it, or one may not have it even after thousands of endeavors. Therefore, in all spheres of devotional service, freedom is the main pivot. Without freedom there is no execution of devotional service. The freedom surrendered to the Lord does not mean that the devotee becomes dependent in every respect. To surrender unto the Lord through the transparent medium of the spiritual master is to attain complete freedom of life.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Sūta said: Nārada, freely moving without material motive, having spoken to Vyāsa, the son of Satyavatī, and taking leave, departed while taking pleasure in his vīṇa.
Commentary

Āmantrya means taking leave. Yādṛcchikaḥ means that Nārada moves about without a motive. Bhakti is also yādṛcchikī, and so is the devotee. Giving association to Vyāsa is also yādṛcchika. Long live these three types of causelessness concerning devotion.

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