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"If I am such, then give me an offering."<br />

"So be it."<br />

14<br />

<strong>The</strong> organ of speech said: "That attribute of being most<br />

excellent which I possess is yours."<br />

<strong>The</strong> eye said: "That attribute of steadiness which I<br />

possess is yours."<br />

<strong>The</strong> ear said: "That attribute of prosperity which I<br />

possess is yours."<br />

<strong>The</strong> mind said: "That attribute of being an abode which I<br />

possess is yours.<br />

<strong>The</strong> organ of generation said: "That attribute of<br />

procreation which I possess is yours."<br />

<strong>The</strong>n the vital breath said: "If I am such, then what will<br />

be my food and what will be my dress?"<br />

<strong>The</strong>y replied: "Whatever food there is-including that of<br />

dogs, worms, insects and moths-will be your food and<br />

water will be your dress."<br />

He who knows the food of the vital breath to be such<br />

never happens to eat anything or accept anything that is<br />

not food.<br />

Wise men who are versed in the Vedas therefore take a<br />

sip of water Just before and after eating; they think that<br />

thereby they remove the nakedness of the vital breath.<br />

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