Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 1.5.3.8

1.5.3.8

sa āśrāvyāha | samidho yajeti tadvasantaṃ saminddhe sa vasantaḥ samiddho 'nyānṛtūntsaminddha ṛtavaḥ samiddhāḥ prajāśca prajanāyantyoṣadhīśca pacanti tadveva khalu sarvānṛtūnnirāhātha yajayajetyevottarānāhājāmitāyai jāmi ha kuryādyattanūnapātaṃ yajeḍo yajeti brūyāttasmādyajayajetyevottarānāha

He (the Adhvaryu), having called (on, and having been responded to by, the Âgnîdhra), says (to the Hotri), 'Pronounce the offering-prayer (yâgyâ) to the Samidhs (kindling-sticks)!' Thereby he kindles the spring; the spring, when kindled, kindles the other seasons; the seasons, when kindled, generate the creatures and ripen the plants. In the same (formula) he also implies the (four) remaining seasons, and in order to avoid sameness, he introduces the others by merely saying each time, 'Pronounce the offering-prayer!' For were he to say, 'Pronounce the offering-prayer to Tanûnapât!' 'Pronounce the offering-prayer to the Ids!' and so on, he would commit (the fault of) repetition: hence he introduces the remaining (seasons or fore-offerings) by merely saying each time, 'Pronounce the offering-prayer!'