Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2.283

The Vasus gathered the Gāyatrī; they entered it; it covered them. The Rudras gathered the Triṣṭubh; they entered it; it covered them. The Ādityas gathered the Jagatī; they entered it; it covered them. The All-Gods gathered the Anuṣṭubh; they entered it; it covered them. The Maruts gathered the Paṅkti; they entered it; it covered them. The Sādhyas and the Aptyas gathered the Aticchandas; they entered it; it covered them.

Indra and Agni entered the soma pressings themselves.

Then evil death could not discern them.

For whence shall evil death have power over him whom it does not discern?

Evil death does not find him who knows thus.

The meters indeed covered them from evil death.

Because the meters covered (acchādayan) them from evil death, that is the meter-hood of the meters (chandastva).

The meters cover from evil death him who knows thus.

Through whatever meter one who knows thus performs the priestly duty, to that very meter he then has recourse.

For whoever speaks against him as he performs [the rite] with whatever meter, is cut off from that [meter].

No misfortune whatever comes to him who knows thus;