Chapter 18 · Verse 57

कर्तव्यतैव संसारो न तां पश्यन्ति सूरयः

kartavyataiva saṃsāro na tāṃ paśyanti sūrayaḥ | śūnyākārā nirākārā nirvikārā nir

In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 57 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.