Sanskrit: अन्नं न परिचक्षीत । द्व्रतम् । पो वा अन्नम् ।  ज्योतिरन्नादम् । प्सु ज्योतिः प्रतिष्ठितम् ।  ज्योतिष्यापः प्रतिष्ठिताः । देतदन्नमन्ने प्रतिष्ठितम् ।  स य एतदन्नमन्ने प्रतिष्ठितं वेद प्रतितिष्ठति ।  अन्नवानन्नादो भवति । हान्भवति प्रजयापशुभिर्ब्रह्मवर्चसेन । हान् कीर्त्या त्यष्टमोऽनुवाकः  
English: Do not reject food, that shall be your vow. Water is food. Fire is the food-eater. Fire is fixed in water. Water is fixed in fire. So food is fixed in food. He who knows that food is fixed in food, stands forever, established well. He becomes the possessor of food and he becomes the eater of food. He becomes great in progency, in cattle wealth and in the splendor of Brahmana-hood. He becomes great in fame.