Chapter 18 · Verse 65
स एव धन्य आत्मज्ञः सर्वभावेषु यः समः
sa eva dhanya ātmajñaḥ sarvabhāveṣu yaḥ samaḥ | paśyan śṛṇvan spṛśan jighrann aś
In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 65 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.