Shiva Purana
अन्नमेव प्रशंसंति सर्वमेव प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥ अन्नेन सदृशं दानं न भूतं न भविष्यति ॥ २९ ॥
They praise only food. Everything is founded on food. There has never been a charitable gift like that of food, nor will there ever be any.
english translation
annameva prazaMsaMti sarvameva pratiSThitam ॥ annena sadRzaM dAnaM na bhUtaM na bhaviSyati ॥ 29 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript