'Food (anna) is better than power. Therefore if a man abstain from food for ten days, though he live, he would be unable to see, hear, perceive, think, act, and understand. But when he obtains food, he is able to see, hear, perceive, think, act, and understand. Meditate on food.
स यो ऽन्नं ब्रह्मेत्य् उपास्ते । अन्नवतो वै स लोकान् पानवतो ऽभिसिध्यति । यावद् अन्नस्य गतं तत्रास्य यथाकामचारो भवति यो ऽन्नं ब्रह्मेत्य् उपास्ते । अस्ति भगवो ऽन्नाद् भूय इति । अन्नाद् वाव भूयो ऽस्तीति । तन् मे भगवान् ब्रवीत्व् इति
sa yo 'nnaṃ brahmety upāste | annavato vai sa lokān pānavato 'bhisidhyati | yāvad annasya gataṃ tatrāsya yathākāmacāro bhavati yo 'nnaṃ brahmety upāste | asti bhagavo 'nnād bhūya iti | annād vāva bhūyo 'stīti | tan me bhagavān bravītv iti
'He who meditates on food as Brahman, obtains the worlds rich in food and drink; he is, as it were, lord and master as far as food reaches—he who meditates on food as Brahman.' 'Sir, is there something better than food?' 'Yes, there is something better than food.' 'Sir, tell it me.'