Chapter 18 · Verse 79
क्व धैर्यं क्व विवेकित्वं क्व निरातङ्कतापि वा
kva dhairyaṃ kva vivekitvaṃ kva nirātaṅkatāpi vā | anirvācyasvabhāvasya niḥsvabh
In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 79 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.