Controlling speech the while, he should eat after satisfying celestials and guests. His mind should be shorn of envy. He should eat little, and depend always on the celestials.
देवतातिथिपूर्वं च सदा प्राश्नीत वाग्यतः। अस्पर्धितमनाश्चैव लघ्वाशी देवताश्रयः॥