Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 1.9.1.4

1.9.1.4

atha pratipadyate | idaṃ dyāvāpṛthivī bhadramabhūditi bhadraṃ hyabhūdyo yajñasya saṃsthāmagannārdhma sūktavākamuta namovākamityubhayaṃ vā etadyajña eva yatsūktavākaśca namovākaścārātsma yajñamavidāma yajñamityevaitadāhāgne tvaṃ sūktavāgasyupaśrutī divaspṛthivyorityagnimevaitadāha tvaṃ sūktavāgasyupaśṛṇvatyoranayordyāvāpṛthivyorityomanvatī te 'sminyajñe yajamāna dyāvāpṛthivī stāmityannavatyau te `sminyajñe yajamāna dyāvāpṛthivī stāmityevaitadāha

He intones,--'Successful this has turned out, O heaven and earth--,' for successful indeed it has turned out, when one has completed the sacrifice.--'We have completed the song of praise, and the utterance of worship,' for indeed these two, the singing of praises and the utterance of worship, form the sacrifice: and accordingly he thereby says, 'We have accomplished the sacrifice, we have obtained possession of the sacrifice.'--'Thou, O Agni, art the voice of praise at the listening of heaven and earth,' he thereby says to Agni, 'Thou art the voice of praise, while heaven and earth listen.'--'May heaven and earth be propitious to thee, O sacrificer, at this sacrifice!' whereby he says, 'May heaven and earth abound in food for thee, O sacrificer, at this sacrifice.'