Chapter 18 · Verse 7
समस्तं कल्पनामात्रमात्मा मुक्तः सनातनः
samastaṃ kalpanāmātramātmā muktaḥ sanātanaḥ | iti vijñāya dhīro hi kimabhyasyati
In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 7 deepens the teaching of non-duality. In Advaita Vedānta philosophy, this verse of the Aṣṭāvakra Gītā reveals that freedom is inherent to the Self and requires no acquisition.