—json {
"name":"SB 6.8.38", "h1":"SB 6.8.38", "label":"Text 38", "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 6.8.38", "description":"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."
} —
imāṁ vidyāṁ purā kaścit
kauśiko dhārayan dvijaḥ
yoga-dhāraṇayā svāṅgaṁ
jahau sa maru-dhanvani
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.
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.