Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 8.5.2.17

8.5.2.17

tā vā etāḥ | catvāriṃśadiṣṭakāścatvāriṃśadyajūṃṣi tadaśītirannamaśītistadyadyadetadāha tadasmā annamaśītiṃ kṛtvā prayacati tenainam prīṇāti

And, again, as to why he lays it down by means of Indra and Agni, and settles it by means of Visvakarman. When Pragâpati had become relaxed (disjointed), the deities took him and went off in different directions. Indra and Agni, and Visvakarman took his middle part, and kept going away from him.