अहल्लिकेति होवाच याज्ञवल्क्यः ।यत्रैतदन्यत्रास्मन्मन्यासै ।यद्ध्येतदन्यत्रास्मत्स्याच्छ्वानो वैनदद्युर्वयांसि वैनद्विमथ्नीरन्निति ॥३,९.२५ ॥
In plain words
"Thou fool," said Yājñavalkya, "to think that it could be anywhere but in ourselves. For if it were anywhere but in us, the dogs would eat it, or the birds would tear it to pieces."