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SB 6.8.38

Devanāgarī

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—abrāhmaṇa;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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