Chapter 18 · Verse 78

क्व तमः क्व प्रकाशो वा हानं क्व च न किञ्चन

kva tamaḥ kva prakāśo vā hānaṃ kva ca na kiñcana | nirvikārasya dhīrasya nirātaṅ

In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 78 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.