Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 5.2.4.2

5.2.4.2

atha varuṇapraghāsairyajate | varuṇapraghāsairvai prajāpatiḥ prajā varuṇapāśātprāmuñcattā asyānamīvā akilviṣāḥ prajā prājāyantānamīvā akilviṣāḥ prajā abhi sūyā iti tatho evaiṣa etadvaruṇapraghāsaireva prajā varuṇapāśātpramuñcati tā asyānamīvā akilviṣāḥ prajāḥ prajāyante 'namīva akilviṣāḥ prajā abhi sūyā iti

He then offers the Varunapraghâsâh; for by means of the Varunapraghâsâh Pragâpati delivered the creatures from Varuna's noose, and those creatures of his were produced healthy and faultless: 'May I be consecrated for healthy, faultless creatures!' he thought. And in like manner does this (Sacrificer) now, by the Varunapraghâsâh, deliver the creatures from Varuna's noose, and those creatures of his are produced healthy and faultless: 'May I be consecrated for healthy, faultless creatures!' so he thinks.