Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 2.4.3.3

2.4.3.3

tadvai devāḥ śuśruvuḥ | anāśakena ha vā imāḥ prajāḥ parābhavantīti te hocurhantedamāsāmapajighāṃsāmeti keneti yajñenaiveti yajñena ha sma vai taddevāḥ kalpayante yadeṣāṃ kalpamāsarṣayaśca

Now the gods heard as to how these creatures were perishing from want of food. They spake unto one another, 'Come, let us rid them of this!'--'By what means?'--'By means of the sacrifice.' By means of the sacrifice the gods then accomplished all that they wanted to accomplish; and so did the Rishis.