Below are the shlokas from the Bhagavad Gita that emphasize the purpose of life (attaining liberation, self-realization, devotion to Krishna, and selfless duty), listed with their shloka numbers and one-line English descriptions.
2.51: The wise, detached from results, attain liberation from rebirth.
2.71: Renouncing desires, the sage finds peace without ego.
2.72: Attaining this state ensures liberation, even at life’s end.
3.19: Perform duties selflessly to attain the supreme goal.
4.9: Knowing Krishna’s divine birth leads to liberation.
4.35: True knowledge reveals all beings as part of Krishna.
4.36: Knowledge destroys even the greatest sins.
4.37: Wisdom’s fire burns all karma, like fire consumes wood.
4.38: Nothing purifies like knowledge, attained through yoga.
4.39: The faithful, focused on knowledge, quickly find peace.
5.24: Inner joy and light lead to liberation in Brahman.
5.25: Purified sages, free from duality, attain divine peace.
5.26: The self-controlled, desire-free yogi quickly finds peace.
5.29: Knowing Krishna as the ultimate goal brings supreme peace.
6.15: Constant meditation leads to supreme peace in Krishna.
6.27: The pure-minded yogi attains supreme bliss in Brahman.
6.28: The disciplined yogi, free from sin, merges with Brahman.
6.40: Krishna assures that no effort in yoga is ever wasted.
6.45: With persistent effort, the yogi attains liberation.
7.29: Those seeking liberation from old age and death know Krishna.
8.5: Remembering Krishna at death ensures union with him.
8.7: Constantly think of Krishna and fight, dedicating actions to him.
8.14: Constant devotion to Krishna makes him easily attainable.
8.15: Great souls, reaching Krishna, escape rebirth’s suffering.
8.21: Krishna’s eternal realm is the supreme destination.
8.24: Departing in light, day, or auspicious times leads to liberation.
8.26: The path of light leads to liberation, eternal and supreme.
8.28: Beyond Vedic rewards, the yogi attains Krishna’s supreme abode.
9.2: This royal knowledge, pure and direct, grants liberation.
9.28: Offering actions to Krishna frees one from karmic bonds.
9.34: Fix the mind on Krishna, serve him, and attain him.
10.3: Knowing Krishna as unborn and supreme grants liberation.
12.6-7: Krishna rescues devotees who surrender all actions to him.
12.8: Fix the mind on Krishna to dwell in him always.
13.18: Knowing Brahman as field, knower, and knowledge grants liberation.
13.30: Seeing all beings as one in Brahman brings liberation.
13.34: Knowing the distinction between field and knower leads to liberation.
15.5: The humble and detached attain Krishna’s eternal abode.
15.6: Krishna’s realm, beyond sun or fire, is eternal.
18.46: Worshipping Krishna through duty leads to perfection.
18.50: Krishna explains how to attain Brahman through perfection.
18.54: The Brahman-realized soul, free from desire, serves Krishna.
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