Manava Dharmashastra 4.28

4.28

nityatāmeva samarthayate akaraṇadoṣadarśanena |
navena sasyena anarcitā akṛtahomā agnayo'syāhitāgneḥ prāṇānevāttumicchanti bhakṣayitum |
gardhinaḥ gardha abhilāṣātiśayaḥ—tadasyāstīti matvarthīya iniḥ |

For his Fires, greedy or n ew grains and meat, seek to devour his very life, if they are not worshipped with new grains and with meat.—(28)

Medhātithi’s commentary (manubhāṣya):
By pointing out the evils arising from the omission of the said rites, the text indicates their obligatory character.

‘Not worshipped with new grains’—not having the oblations offered into them,—‘the fires’—of the man who has set up the fire,—‘seek to devour’—eat—‘his very life.’

‘Greed.’— ‘Greed’ is excessive longing; and one who has this, is called ‘greedy.’ The affix ‘ini’ has the force of the possessive.—(28)