Shatapatha Brahmana 7.4.1.33

7.4.1.33

yadvevainamabhijuhoti | etadvai devā etamātmānamupadhāyābibhayuryadvai na imamiha rakṣāṃsi nāṣṭrā na hanyuriti ta etānrākṣoghnānpratisarānapaśyankṛṇuṣva pājaḥ prasitiṃ na pṛthvīmiti rākṣoghnā vai pratisarāsta etaiḥ pratisaraiḥ sarvābhyo digbhyo rakṣāṃsi nāṣṭrā apahatyābhaye 'nāṣṭra etamātmānaṃ samaskurvata tathaivaitadyajamāna etaiḥ pratisaraiḥ sarvābhyo digbhyo rakṣāṃsi nāṣṭrā apahatyābhaye 'nāṣṭra etamātmānaṃ saṃ skurute

And, again, why he offers thereon. The gods, having laid down that body of theirs, now were afraid lest the Rakshas, the fiends, should smite that (body) of theirs. They saw those Rakshas-killing counter-charms,--(Vâg. S. XIII, 9-13; Rik S. IV, 4, I-5), 'Put forth thy power, like a broad army!' slayers of Rakshas are the counter-charms: having, by means of these counter-charms, repelled the Rakshas, the fiends, in every quarter, they (the gods) restored that body in a place free from danger and devilry; and in like manner this Sacrificer, having, by means of these counter-charms, repelled the Rakshas, the fiends, in every quarter, now restores that body (of Agni) in a place free from danger and devilry.