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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa)
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Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind
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SB 6.8: The Nārāyaṇa-kavaca Shield
SB 6.8.38
imāṁ vidyāṁ purā kaścit
kauśiko dhārayan dvijaḥ
yoga-dhāraṇayā svāṅgaṁ
jahau sa maru-dhanvani
Word for word:
imām
— this;
vidyām
— prayer;
purā
— formerly;
kaścit
— someone;
kauśikaḥ
— Kauśika;
dhārayan
— using;
dvijaḥ
— a brāhmaṇa;
yoga
-
dhāraṇayā
— by mystic power;
sva
-
aṅgam
— his own body;
jahau
— gave up;
saḥ
— he;
maru
-
dhanvani
— in the desert.
Translation:
O King of heaven, a brāhmaṇa named Kauśika formerly used this armor when he purposely gave up his body in the desert by mystic power.
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