अत एव चानन्याधिपतिः ॥ ९ ॥
ata eva cānanyādhipatiḥ || 9 ||
ata eva—For the very reason; ca—and; ananyādhipatiḥ—he is without a lord.
9. And for this very reason the released soul is without a lord.
A liberated soul is master of himself. “For them there is freedom in all worlds” (Chh. 8. 1. 6).