Chapter 18 · Verse 62
परिग्रहेषु वैराग्यं प्रायो मूढस्य दृश्यते
parigraheṣu vairāgyaṃ prāyo mūḍhasya dṛśyate | dehe vigalitāśasya kva rāgaḥ kva
In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 62 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.