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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.8.38
imāḿ vidyāḿ purā kaścit
kauśiko dhārayan dvijaḥ
yoga-dhāraṇayā svāńgaḿ
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-ańgam — 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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