Srimad Bhagavatam. Canto 6: Prescribed Duties for Mankind

Chapter 8: The Narayana-kavaca Shield. Text 38

इमां विद्यां पुरा कश्चित् कौशिको धारयन् द्विजः ।
योगधारणया स्वाङ्गं जहौ स मरुधन्वनि ॥३८॥

imÄá¹ vidyÄá¹ purÄ kaÅ›cit
kauÅ›iko dhÄrayan dvijaḥ
yoga-dhÄraṇayÄ svÄá¹…gaá¹
jahau sa maru-dhanvani

 imÄm - this; vidyÄm - prayer; purÄ - formerly; kaÅ›cit - someone; kauÅ›ikaḥ - KauÅ›ika; dhÄrayan - using; dvijaḥ - a brÄhmaṇa; yoga-dhÄraṇayÄ - by mystic power; sva-aá¹…gam - his own body; jahau - gave up; saḥ - he; maru-dhanvani - in the desert.


Text

O King of heaven, a brÄhmaṇa named KauÅ›ika formerly used this armor when he purposely gave up his body in the desert by mystic power.

Purport