Chapter 18 · Verse 29
यस्यान्तः स्यादहङ्कारो न करोति करोति सः
yasyāntaḥ syādahaṅkāro na karoti karoti saḥ | nirahaṅkāradhīreṇa na kiñcidakṛtaṃ
In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 29 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.