SB 6.8.38 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

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

Verse 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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Previously a brāhmaṇa named Kauśika, using this armor, gave up his body in the desert by mystic power.