आत्मन्यारोपिताग्नीनां वनिनां यतिनां द्विजाः । हितं च मितमेध्यान्नं स्वकाले भोजनं हुतिः ४ ।
O brahmins, in the case of ascetics and forest-dwellers who have consigned the sacred fire to the Ātman, taking a restricted quantity of wholesome food is itself the sacrificial offering.