Chapter 18 · Verse 25

कृतं देहेन कर्मेदं न मया शुद्धरूपिणा

kṛtaṃ dehena karmedaṃ na mayā śuddharūpiṇā | iti cintānurodhī yaḥ kurvannapi kar

In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 25 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.