Chapter 18 · Verse 50

स्वातन्त्र्यात्सुखमाप्नोति स्वातन्त्र्याल्लभते परम्

svātantryātsukhamāpnoti svātantryāllabhate param | svātantryānnirvṛtiṃ gacchetsv

In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 50 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.