History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c46.21
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c46.21
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(10) He should not eat food to satiety, but should eat only as much as is necessary to keep body and soul together and should not feel delight when he gets substantial alms nor feel dejected when he gets little or nothing (Manu VI. 57 and 59, Vas. X. 21,22 and 25, Yāj. III. 59). There is a famous verse 'an ascetic should take only eight morsels of food, a forest hermit 16, a householder 32 and a vedic student an unlimited number' (Āp. Dh. S. II. 4. 9. 13, Baud. Dh. S. II. 10. 68).