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"name":"SB 4.8.73", "h1":"SB 4.8.73", "label":"Text 73", "title":"Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.8.73", "description":"In the second month Dhruva Mahārāja ate only every six days, and for his eatables he took dry grass and leaves. Thus he continued his worship."
} —
SB 4.8.73
द्वितीयं च तथा मासं षष्ठे षष्ठेऽर्भको दिने ।
तृणपर्णादिभिः शीर्णैः कृतान्नोऽभ्यर्चयन्विभुम् ॥७३॥
Text
dvitīyaṁ ca tathā māsaṁ
ṣaṣṭhe ṣaṣṭhe 'rbhako dine
tṛṇa-parṇādibhiḥ śīrṇaiḥ
kṛtānno 'bhyarcayan vibhum
Synonyms
dvitīyam—the next month; ca—also; tathā—as mentioned above; māsam—month; ṣaṣṭhe ṣaṣṭhe—every sixth day; arbhakaḥ—the innocent boy; dine—on days; tṛṇa-parṇa-ādibhiḥ—by grasses and leaves; śīrṇaiḥ—which were dry; kṛta-annaḥ—made for his food; abhyarcayan—and thus continued his method of worship; vibhum—for the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Translation
In the second month Dhruva Mahārāja ate only every six days, and for his eatables he took dry grass and leaves. Thus he continued his worship.