It is through this, O twiceborn one, that the food of human beings springs up, food that is so agreeable to them! The Vedas say that it is food that forms the vital airs.
ततोऽन्नं जायते विप्र मनुष्याणां सुखावहम्। अन्नं प्राणा इति यथा वेदेषु परिपठ्यते॥