Then the tongue said: `If I am the richest, then thou art the richest by it.' The eye said: `If I am the firm rest, then thou art possessed of firm rest by it.' The ear said: `If I am success, then thou art possessed of success by it.' The mind said: `If I am the home, thou art the home by it.' The seed said: `If I am generation, thou art possessed of generation by it.' He said: `What shall be food, what shall be dress for me?' They replied: `Whatever there is, even unto dogs, worms, insects, and birds, that is thy food, and water thy dress. He who thus knows the food of Ana (the breath), by him nothing is eaten that is not (proper) food, nothing is received that is not (proper) food. Srotriyas (Vedic theologians) who know this, rinse the mouth with water when they are going to eat, and rinse the mouth with water after they have eaten, thinking that thereby they make the breath dressed (with water).'