Chapter 18 · Verse 94

सुप्तोऽपि न सुषुप्तौ च स्वप्नेऽपि शयितो न च

supto'pi na suṣuptau ca svapne'pi śayito na ca | jāgare'pi na jāgarti dhīrastṛpt

In chapter 18 (Janaka’s liberation), verse 94 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.