Chapter 20 · Verse 10

क्व चैष व्यवहारो वा क्व च सा परमार्थता

kva caiṣa vyavahāro vā kva ca sā paramārthatā | kva sukhaṃ kva ca vā dukhaṃ nirv

In chapter 20 (The absolute state), verse 10 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.