Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 1.9.3.12

1.9.3.12

atha prāṅ prekṣate | prācī hi devānāṃ diktasmātprāṅ prekṣate

And in this way also (he may stride): 'In the sky Vishnu strode by means of the gagatî metre: excluded therefrom is he who hates us, and whom we hate!' 'In the air Vishnu strode by means of the trishtubh metre: excluded therefrom is he who hates us, and whom we hate!' 'On the earth Vishnu strode by means of the gâyatrî metre: excluded therefrom is he who hates us, and whom we hate!'--With the texts (Vâg. S. II, 25 d, e), '(Excluded) from this food! from this resort!' (pratishthâ, he looks down upon his portion and the altar respectively.) For on this (earth) all this food is safely established (pratishthita): for this reason he says, 'From this food! from this resort!'