Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 4.4.5.12

4.4.5.12

atha caturgṛhītamājyaṃ gṛhītvā | samidham prāsyābhijuhotyagneranīkamapa āviveśāpāṃ napātpatirakṣannasuryam dame-dame samidhaṃ yakṣyagne prati te jihvā ghṛtamuccaraṇyatsvāheti

Thereupon, taking ghee in four ladlings, and throwing down a kindling-stick (on the water), he offers thereon, with (Vâg. S. VIII, 24), 'The face of Agni, the waters, have I entered, escaping from the power of demons, O son of the waters! In every homestead offer thou the log, O Agni! let thy tongue dart forth towards the ghee,--Hail!'