Shloka 9
The Glory of the Mother-and-Father Tīrtha
Within the Vena Episode
वश्यत्वं च त्वया प्राप्तं कामचारस्तथैव च । तेन मत्तो न जानासि गर्वमुद्वहसे वृथा
vaśyatvaṃ ca tvayā prāptaṃ kāmacārastathaiva ca | tena matto na jānāsi garvamudvahase vṛthā
Du hast die Macht der Bezwingung erlangt und ebenso die Freiheit, nach Belieben zu handeln; darum erkennst du mich nicht und trägst Hochmut vergebens.
Unspecified (context-dependent admonisher)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Sandhi Resolution Notes: kāmacārastathaiva = kāmacāraḥ + tathā + eva (विसर्ग-लोपः; तथा+एव → तथैव); garvamudvahase = garvam + udvahase (म् + उ → मु).
FAQs
It warns that extraordinary powers or freedoms can produce delusion and arrogance; pride is portrayed as baseless when it makes one fail to recognize a higher authority or benefactor.
Vaśyatva indicates the capacity to bring others under one’s influence, while kāmacāra suggests liberty to act according to one’s desire—both presented as attainments that can inflate ego.
It emphasizes humility: achievements should not lead to contempt, forgetfulness of one’s source, or self-importance; otherwise, the pride one carries is ‘vṛthā’—in vain.