Chapter 18 · Verse 60

स्वभावाद्यस्य नैवार्तिर्लोकवद् व्यवहारिणः

svabhāvādyasya naivārtirlokavad vyavahāriṇaḥ | mahāhrada ivākṣobhyo gatakleśaḥ s

In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 60 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.