Chapter 18 · Verse 32
तत्त्वं यथार्थमाकर्ण्य मन्दः प्राप्नोति मूढताम्
tattvaṃ yathārthamākarṇya mandaḥ prāpnoti mūḍhatām | athavā yāti saṅkocamamūḍhaḥ
In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 32 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.