Chapter 18 · Verse 22

असंसारस्य तु क्वापि न हर्षो न विषादता

asaṃsārasya tu kvāpi na harṣo na viṣādatā | sa śītalamanā nityaṃ videha iva rāja

In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 22 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.