Agniveshyagrihyasutra 3.2.3.3

3.2.3.3

pṛthivī te pātraṃ dyaurapidhānaṃ brahmaṇastvā mukhe juhomi brāhmaṇānāṃ tvā vidyāvatāṃ prāṇāpānayorjuhomyakṣitamasi mā prapitāmahānāṃ kṣeṣṭhā amutrāmuṣmin loke dyauḥ samantassame ādityo 'nukhyātā dattasyāpramādāya sāmāni te mahimā ityetena \

“The earth is your vessel, the sky is your cover; I offer you into the mouth of Brahman; I offer you into the in-breath and out-breath of Brahmins endowed with learning. You are imperishable; may you not perish for the great-grandfathers in yonder world! The sky is all around me; Āditya is the proclaimer to prevent negligence in what is given. The Sāman chants are your greatness!”—with this [formula],