SB 6.8.38 • मूल श्लोक

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

Transliteration

imāṁ vidyāṁ purā kaścit kauśiko dhārayan dvijaḥ yoga-dhāraṇayā svāṅgaṁ jahau sa maru-dhanvani

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda