Chapter 18 · Verse 55
भृत्यैः पुत्रैः कलत्रैश्च दौहित्रैश्चापि गोत्रजैः
bhṛtyaiḥ putraiḥ kalatraiśca dauhitraiścāpi gotrajaiḥ | vihasya dhikkṛto yogī na
In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 55 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.