Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.40
SB 3.26.40
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dyotanaṁ pacanaṁ pānam adanaṁ hima-mardanam tejaso vṛttayas tv etāḥ śoṣaṇaṁ kṣut tṛḍ eva ca
Translation
Fire is appreciated by its light and by its ability to cook, to digest, to destroy cold, to evaporate, and to give rise to hunger, thirst, eating and drinking.