Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 6.7.3.14

6.7.3.14

yadvevopatiṣṭhate | etadvai devā abibhayuryadvai no 'yamimāṃlokānantikānna hiṃsyāditi tadebhya evainametallokebhyo 'śamayaṃstathaivainamayametadebhyo lokebhyaḥ śamayati

And, again, why he stands by him;--the gods at that time were afraid, lest he should injure these worlds of theirs from anigh: they thereby appeased him towards these worlds; and in like manner does he (the Sacrificer) now appease him towards these worlds.