Attachment (saṅga) and aversion (dveṣa) are the twin movements of the mind that create the appearance of bondage. Aṣṭāvakra states unequivocally that these do not belong to the Self. If there is no attachment and no aversion — and the Self is forever at peace — then the very desire for liberation (mokṣa) becomes paradoxical. Who is it that seeks freedom? The one who already is free cannot seek freedom; only the imagined, bound self pursues liberation. This verse anticipates one of Advaita’s most radical insights: the seeker and the sought are one, and the search itself perpetuates the illusion of separation.