Chapter 18 · Verse 47
न मुक्तिकारिकां धत्ते निःशङ्को युक्तमानसः
na muktikārikāṃ dhatte niḥśaṅko yuktamānasaḥ | paśyan śṛṇvan spṛśan jighrannaśna
In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 47 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.