Taittirīyopaniṣat 03.08

One should not revile food; that is the vow. The vital breath is indeed food; the body is the eater of food. In the vital breath, the body is established; in the body, the vital breath is established. Thus, this food is established in food. He who knows that this food is established in food becomes established. He becomes possessed of food and an eater of food. He becomes great by progeny, by cattle, by spiritual lustre, and great by fame.

Taittirīya Bhāshya 03.08

Testimonial elaborates, reiterating how sage Brugu recognized the Lord's presence in sequence, as one of many forms, from food all the way to bliss. It is the all-pervading Lord Viṣṇu who perceives all the time. Austerity (tapa) arises from the very nature of knowledge, while discernment is from discrimination. Through the ascetic practice of seeking knowledge, one attains the Lord Janardana.

"He, the all-pervading Lord Viṣṇu perceives all the time - seeing through the eye as observer, hears through the ear as the hearer, speech (is his) as the speaker, and mind (is his) as the thinker, thus.

Austerity (tapa) arises from the very nature of knowledge, while discernment is from discrimination. Through the ascetic practice of seeking knowledge, one attains the Lord Janardana.

Sage Bhṛgu, in sequence, recognized him as one of many forms, beginning with food. Thus, knowing him as the Lord Viṣṇu, one remains established in him.

Having attained liberation, one may possess and consume food always; but the wise Lord, called by the name of food, subsists on him, taking his share from him, protected, ...