udgatar
उद्गातृ udgātṛThe 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.