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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 4.8.73
shashthe shashthe 'rbhako dine
kritānno 'bhyarcayan vibhum
SYNONYMS
dvitīyam — the next month; ca — also; tathā — as mentioned above; māsam — month; shashthe shashthe — every sixth day; arbhakah — the innocent boy; dine — on days; trina-parna-ādibhih — by grasses and leaves; śīrnaih — which were dry; krita-annah — 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.
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