Chapter 18 · Verse 46
निर्वासनं हरिं दृष्ट्वा तूष्णीं विषयदन्तिनः
nirvāsanaṃ hariṃ dṛṣṭvā tūṣṇīṃ viṣayadantinaḥ | palāyante na śaktāste sevante kṛ
In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 46 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.