Chapter 18 · Verse 18

धीरो लोकविपर्यस्तो वर्तमानोऽपि लोकवत्

dhīro lokaviparyasto vartamāno'pi lokavat | na samādhiṃ na vikṣepaṃ na lopaṃ sva

In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 18 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.