Matsyapurana 143.8

143.8

sampratīteṣu deveṣu sāmageṣu ca susvaram
parikrānteṣu laghuṣu adhvaryupuruṣeṣu ca //

The Devas were exceedingly pleased, the Brāhmaṇas versed in the Sāmaveda chanted hymns loudly, Adhvaryus and other Brāhmaṇas were busy and went hither and thither and performed their alloted rituals The animals for sacrifice were sprinkled with sacrificial mantras and the Devas, invoked, came there and partook of their share of sacrificial offerings The Devas are those that preside over the senses and it is they that are partakers of sacrifice They are born at the beginning of a Kalpa The Devas are worshipped in sacrificial ceremonies—8 10