Chapter 18 · Verse 44

मुमुक्षोर्बुद्धिरालम्बमन्तरेण न विद्यते

mumukṣorbuddhirālambamantareṇa na vidyate | nirālambaiva niṣkāmā buddhirmuktasya

In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 44 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.