Chandogya Upanishad
loma hiṅkāraḥ tvak prastāvaḥ māṃsam udgīthaḥ asthi pratihāraḥ majjā nidhanam etad yajñāyajñīyam aṅgeṣu protam
The hinkâra is hair, the prastâva skin, the udgîtha flesh, the pratihâra bone, the nidhana marrow. That is the Yagñâyagñîya Sâman, as interwoven in the members of the body.
sa ya evam etad yajñāyajñīyam aṅgeṣu protaṃ veda aṅgī bhavati nāṅgena vihūrchati sarvam āyur eti jyog jīvati mahān prajayā paśubhir bhavati mahān kīrtyā saṃvatsaraṃ majjño nāśnīyāt tad vratam majjño nāśnīyād iti vā
He who thus knows the Yagñâyagñîya, as interwoven in the members of the body, becomes possessed of strong limbs, he is not crippled in any limb, he reaches the full life, he lives long, becomes great with children and cattle, great by fame. His rule is, 'Do not eat marrow for a year,' or 'Do not eat marrow at all.'
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