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ŚB 6.8.38

Devanagari

इमां विद्यां पुरा कश्चित्कौशिको धारयन् द्विज: ।
योगधारणया स्वाङ्गं जहौ स मरुधन्वनि ॥ ३८ ॥

Text

imāṁ vidyāṁ purā kaścit
kauśiko dhārayan dvijaḥ
yoga-dhāraṇayā svāṅgaṁ
jahau sa maru-dhanvani

Synonyms

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.