Śāṅkhāyana (Kauṣītaki) Āraṇyaka 6.4

6.4

ŚĀ 6,4 = KU 4,4
sa hovāca bālākiḥ - ya evaiṣa candramasi puruṣas tam evāham upāsa iti | taṃ hovācājātaśatruḥ - mā maitasmin saṃvādayiṣṭhāḥ | annasyātmeti vā aham etam upāsa iti | sa yo haitam evam upāste 'nnasyātmā bhavati ||

ŚĀ 6.4 = KU 4.4
Bālāki said: 'The person who is here in the moon—him indeed I venerate.' Ajātaśatru said to him: 'Do not challenge me on this! "The self of food"—thus indeed do I venerate him.' Whoever venerates him thus becomes the self of food.