द्वितीयं च तथा मासं षष्ठे षष्ठे ऽर्भको दिने ।
तृणपर्णादिभिः शीर्णैः कृतान्नो ऽभ्यर्चयन्विभुम् ॥ ७३ ॥
sasthe sasthe 'rbhako dine
krtanno 'bhyarcayan vibhum
dvitiyam-the next month; ca-also; tatha-as mentioned above; masam-month; sasthe sasthe-every sixth day; arbhakah-the innocent boy; dine-on days; trna-parna-adibhih-by grasses and leaves; sirnaih-which were dry; krta-annah-made for his food; abhyarcayan-and thus continued his method of worship; vibhum-for the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
In the second month Dhruva Maharaja ate only every six days, and for his eatables he took dry grass and leaves. Thus he continued his worship.