SB 1.6.38

Synonyms

sūtaḥ — Śrī Sūta; uvāca — said; sambhāṣya — having conversed [kathayitvā¹⁷⁹]; evam — in this manner; vāsavī-sutam — [with] the son of Vāsavī [Satyavatī]; bhagavān — the illustrious; nāradaḥ — sage Nārada; āmantrya — took his leave [anujñāpya¹⁸⁰]; raṇayan — [and] while vibrating [or playing (vādayan)¹⁸¹]; vīṇām — his vīṇā; yayau — he departed; yādṛcchikaḥ — having no purpose of his own to fulfill [(sva-prayojana-saṅkalpa-śūnyaḥ);¹⁸² doing so out of his own independent will (svecchānucārī);¹⁸³ meaning that his actions of going and so on are devoid of phenomenal cause (hetu-śūnya gamanādi-kriya ity arthaḥ), from which it is understood that bhakti, the bhakta, and Nārada’s association with Vyāsa are all self-impelled (tena ca bhaktir yādṛcchikī bhakto’pi yādṛcchikas tat-saṅgo’pi vyāsasya yādṛcchikaḥ)¹⁸⁴].

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