Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.672

v2.c4.672

Pra-stotṛ is the name of an assistant of the Udgātṛ priest who sings the Prastāva,¹ or prelude of the Sāman chant. His not being mentioned by name in the Rigveda is merely an accident, for he is clearly referred to in one passage,² and in the later literature³ he is a frequent figure. Ludwig⁴ erroneously thinks that Praśāstṛ is the earlier name of the Prastotṛ.