Chapter 18 · Verse 8
आत्मा ब्रह्मेति निश्चित्य भावाभावौ च कल्पितौ
ātmā brahmeti niścitya bhāvābhāvau ca kalpitau | niṣkāmaḥ kiṃ vijānāti kiṃ brūte
In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 8 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.