Chapter 19 · Verse 7

क्व मृत्युर्जीवितं वा क्व लोकाः क्वास्य क्व लौकिकम्

kva mṛtyurjīvitaṃ vā kva lokāḥ kvāsya kva laukikam | kva layaḥ kva samādhirvā sv

In chapter 19 (The perfection of the Self), verse 7 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.