Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 9.1.2.6

9.1.2.6

nidhāyodaharaṇaṃ trirvipalyayate | etadvā enametallaghūyatīva yadenaṃ samantam paryeti tasmā evaitannihnute 'hiṃsāyai

Having (finally) set down the pitcher, he perambulates thrice (the altar); for when (in sprinkling) he walks all round it, he, as it were, makes light of him (Agni-Rudra). He now makes amends to him, for (his own) safety.