Chapter 18 · Verse 48
वस्तुश्रवणमात्रेण शुद्धबुद्धिर्निराकुलः
vastuśravaṇamātreṇa śuddhabuddhirnirākulaḥ | naivācāramanācāramaudāsyaṃ vā prapa
In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 48 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.