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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.8.73

द्वितीयं च तथा मासं षष्ठे षष्ठेऽर्भको दिने । तृणपर्णादिभि: शीर्णै: कृतान्नोऽभ्यर्चयन्विभुम् ॥ ७३ ॥
dvitīyaṁ ca tathā māsaṁ
[dviteeyam cha tathaa maasam]
ṣaṣṭhe ṣaṣṭhe ’rbhako dine
[shashthe shashthe ’rbhako dine]
tṛṇa-parṇādibhiḥ śīrṇaiḥ
[trina-parnaadibhih sheernaih]
kṛtānno ’bhyarcayan vibhum
[kritaanno ’bhyarchayan vibhum]
Word-for-word
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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
dvitīyaṁ ca tathā māsaṁ
dvitīyam
the next month
ca
also
tathā
as mentioned above
māsam
month
ṣaṣṭhe ṣaṣṭhe ’rbhako dine
ṣaṣṭhe ṣaṣṭhe
every sixth day
tṛṇa-parṇādibhiḥ śīrṇaiḥ
arbhakaḥ
the innocent boy
dine
on days
tṛṇa-parṇa-ādibhiḥ
by grasses and leaves
śīrṇaiḥ
which were dry
kṛtānno ’bhyarcayan vibhum
kṛta-annaḥ
made for his food
abhyarcayan
and thus continued his method of worship
vibhum
for the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
In the second month the boy ate only dry grass and leaves every six days, while worshipping the Lord.
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Personal Guidance
In the second month, every six days he ate only dry grass and leaves. The path narrows on its own; the seeker doesn't have to enforce austerity from outside, the deepening absorption naturally reduces the appetite.
Reflection Questions
  • Have I noticed times when absorption itself reduced my hungers, instead of the other way around?
  • Where could I trust deepening practice to do what willpower alone hasn't?
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