Chapter 18 · Verse 64

सर्वारम्भेषु निष्कामो यश्चरेद् बालवन् मुनिः

sarvārambheṣu niṣkāmo yaścared bālavan muniḥ | na lepastasya śuddhasya kriyamāṇe

In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 64 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.