Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 14.1.4.8

14.1.4.8

dhartā divo vibhāti tapasaspṛthivyāmiti dhartā hyeṣa divo vibhāti tapasaspṛthivyāṃ dhartā devo devānāmamartyastapojā iti dhartā hyeṣa devo devānāmamartyastapojā vācamasme niyaca devāyuvamiti yajño vai vāgyajñamasmabhyam prayaca yena devānprīṇāmetyevaitadāha

[Vâg. S. XXXVII, 16,] 'The sustainer of the sky, and of heat upon earth, shineth forth,'--for as the sustainer of the sky, and of heat on earth, that (sun, and Mahâvîra) indeed shines forth;--'the divine sustainer of the gods, he, the immortal, born of heat,'--for he is indeed the divine sustainer of the gods, the immortal one, born of heat;--'grant unto us speech, devoted to the gods!'--speech doubtless is worship: he thus means to say thereby, 'bestow upon us worship whereby we shall please the gods!'