Bhagavata Purana 4.23.5
Srimad Bhagavatam · 23 · Verse 5
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Sanskrit Original
कन्दमूलफलाहार: शुष्कपर्णाशन: क्वचित् । अब्भक्ष: कतिचित्पक्षान् वायुभक्षस्तत: परम् ॥ ५ ॥
kanda-mūla-phalāhāraḥ śuṣka-parṇāśanaḥ kvacit ab-bhakṣaḥ katicit pakṣān vāyu-bhakṣas tataḥ param
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In the tapo-vana, Mahārāja Pṛthu sometimes ate the trunks and roots of trees, sometimes he ate fruit and dried leaves, and for some weeks he drank only water. Finally he lived simply by breathing air.