hotar
होतृ hotṛThe priest of the Rigveda who recites the invocations and calls the gods to the offering; one of the principal priests of the Vedic sacrifice.
Where this term appears
- The Vedic Gods: Indra, Agni, and the world of the Rigveda Essentials
He is the hotar , the invoker, and the purohita , the one placed in front, the household priest of the sacrifice.
- The Four Fires Treatise
I Laud Agni, the chosen Priest, God, minister of sacrifice, The hotar, lavishest of wealth.