Agniveshyagrihyasutra 2.5.12.5

2.5.12.5

madhuścutaṃ ghṛtamiva supūtamṛtasya naḥ patayo mṛḍayantu atha dakṣiṇāpurastāt tato dakṣiṇāpaścāt tataḥ purastāduttarataḥ paścād atha madhye yathoditaṃ lavanaṃ karoti \

Dripping honey, like well-purified ghee—may the lords of truth be gracious to us!" Then on the south-east, then on the south-west, then on the north-east, then on the north-west, then in the center, he performs the reaping as prescribed.