Aggannasutta 13.1

13.1

Atha kho te, vāseṭṭha, sattā rasapathaviṃ paribhuñjantā tambhakkhā tadāhārā ciraṃ dīghamaddhānaṃ aṭṭhaṃsu.

Then those beings eating the earth’s nectar, with that as their food and nourishment, remained for a very long time.