Chapter 18 · Verse 77

ज्ञानाद् गलितकर्मा यो लोकदृष्ट्यापि कर्मकृत्

jñānād galitakarmā yo lokadṛṣṭyāpi karmakṛt | nāpnotyavasaraṃ kartuṃ vaktumeva n

In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 77 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.