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Chapter 8: The Nārāyaṇa-kavaca Shield

Verse 38 of 35
SB 6.8.38

इमां विद्यां पुरा कश्चित्कौशिको धारयन्द्विजः योगधारणया स्वांगं जहौ स मरुधन्वनि

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.

Verse 38 of 35