Narada said The celestials and all the Rishis speak highly of food. The course of the world and the intellectual faculties have all been fixed on food.
नारद उवाच अन्नमेव प्रशंसन्ति देवा ऋषिगणास्तथा। लोकतन्त्रं हि संज्ञाश्च सर्वमन्ने प्रतिष्ठितम्॥