History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c51.84

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The three sāman priests then commence the chanting of the Bahiṣpavamāna stotra, while looking at the cātvāla (Tāṇḍya VI. 7. 24). The verses in this stotra are nine, viz. Ṛg. IX. 11. 1–3, IX. 64. 28–30 and Ṛg. IX. 66. 10–12; they correspond to Sāmaveda II. 1. 1. 1-3 (Benfey) and S. V. vol. III. pp. 4-5, 7–8, 10–11. According to the com. on Lāṭ. VI. 10. 1 each sāman in a stotra has five parts called prastāva (preceded by 'hum' uttered by the sāman priests together), udgītha, pratihāra, upadrava and nidhāna (*finale*), which are respectively chanted by the prastotṛ, udgātṛ, pratihartṛ, udgātṛ, all the three together.²⁵⁸⁹ According to Lāṭ. I. 12. 7 the Bahiṣpavamāna is begun to be chanted after once uttering the syllable 'hum', while the udgītha in all cases begins with 'om' (Lāṭ. VI. 10. 13)²⁵⁹⁰. In other stotras the hiṃkāra is made more