# SB 6.8.38 > इमां विद्यां पुरा कश्चित्कौशिको धारयन्द्विजः > योगधारणया स्वाङ्गं जहौ स मरुधन्वनि ॥३८॥ ## Text > imāṁ vidyāṁ purā kaścit > kauśiko dhārayan dvijaḥ > yoga-dhāraṇayā svāṅgaṁ > 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-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.**