Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for MankindChapter 8: The Nārāyaṇa-kavaca Shield

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; kauśikaḥKauśika; dhārayan — using; dvijaḥa brāhmaṇa; yoga-dhāraṇayā — by mystic power; sva-ańgam — his own body; jahau — gave up; saḥhe; maru-dhanvaniin 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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