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उद्गातृ udgātṛ

The priest of the Samaveda who sings the chants (saman) during the Vedic sacrifice.

Where this term appears

  • What Does Om Mean? Deities

    …sanction a recitation, the way a congregation answers "amen," and the udgatar , the singer of the Sama Veda, began the high chant, the udgitha , with it.

  • The Four Fires Treatise

    The tradition assigns the Samaveda to a specific priest of the great soma sacrifice, the udgatar , the one who sings.

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