Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 9.2.1.15

9.2.1.15

ye devā deveṣu | adhi devatvamāyanniti devā hyete deveṣadhi devatvamāyanye brahmaṇaḥ puraetāro asyetyayamagnirbrahma tasyaite puraetāro yebhyo na ṛte pavate dhāma kiṃ caneti na hi prāṇebhya ṛte pavate dhāma kiṃ cana na te divo na pṛthivyā adhi snuṣviti naiva te divi na pṛthivyāṃ yadeva prāṇabhṛttasmiṃsta ityetat

'The gods who attained godhead over the gods,'--for these gods have indeed attained a divine state over the gods; 'who are the forerunners of this holy work,'--the holy work is this fire-altar (and sacrifice), and they are the forerunners thereof;--'without whom no dwelling-place becometh pure;' for without the vital airs no dwelling-place becomes pure;--'they are not on the backs of the sky and the earth,'--that is, 'they are neither in the sky nor on earth: whatever breathes therein they are.'