Chapter 18 · Verse 91

भिक्षुर्वा भूपतिर्वापि यो निष्कामः स शोभते

bhikṣurvā bhūpatirvāpi yo niṣkāmaḥ sa śobhate | bhāveṣu galitā yasya śobhanāśobh

In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 91 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.