udgitha
उद्गीथ udgithaThe loud, high chant of the udgatr priest of the Samaveda, identified with Om; the 'essence of essences' in the Chandogya Upanishad.
Where this term appears
- Why is Om chanted at the start and end of prayers and yoga? Journal
Its very first line is an instruction: Om ity etad aksharam udgitham upasita. Meditate on this syllable Om as the udgitha , the high chant.
- What is a Mantra? Worship
The Chandogya Upanishad opens by telling you to meditate on the udgitha , the chanted Om at the heart of the Saman chant, as the very essence of the singing.
- What Does Om Mean? Deities
The Chandogya Upanishad , one of the oldest, opens by calling it the udgitha , the high chant, the essence of essences.
- Om in the Veda Treatise
… of the verse the chant, the Saman , and the essence of the chant the udgitha , which is Om.
- The Chanted Veda Treatise
The priest of the Samaveda is the udgatr , the singer, and his central act is the udgitha , the high chant the last chapter met as a name of Om.
- The Chandogya Upanishad: that you are Treatise
"Let a man meditate on the syllable Om, called the udgitha ; for the udgitha is sung, beginning with Om" (1.1.1, tr.