Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 2.4.4.24

2.4.4.24

atha diśo vyāghārayati | diśaḥ pradiśa ādiśo vidiśa uddiśo digbhyaḥ svāheti pañca diśaḥ pañca 'rtavastadṛtubhirevaitaddiśo mithunīkaroti

He then sprinkles (the whey) in the several quarters, with the texts (Vâg'. S. VI, 19 b-g), 'The quarters!--The fore-quarters (pra-dis)!--The by-quarters (â-dis)!--The intermediate quarters (vi-dis)! The upper quarters (ud-dis)!--To the quarters,--Svâhâ!' Five are the quarters, and five the seasons: he thus effects a union between the quarters and the seasons.