# 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.**