Chapter 18 · Verse 70

भ्रमभूतमिदं सर्वं किञ्चिन्नास्तीति निश्चयी

bhramabhūtamidaṃ sarvaṃ kiñcinnāstīti niścayī | alakṣyasphuraṇaḥ śuddhaḥ svabhāv

In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 70 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.