Chapter 18 · Verse 33
एकाग्रता निरोधो वा मूढैरभ्यस्यते भृशम्
ekāgratā nirodho vā mūḍhairabhyasyate bhṛśam | dhīrāḥ kṛtyaṃ na paśyanti suptava
In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 33 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.