Tree-Hugger: The Sāmavedic Rite of Audumbarī

Finnian Gerety
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Finnian Gerety analyses the early use of the udumbara tree (Ficus racemosa L.) and its milky, sap-filled wood as a ritual object as well as offering. One rite centered on the udumbara that has received scant attention is the erection of the post of udumbara (audumbaryutthāpana) as described in the Sāmaveda. As his first act in the Soma sacrifice, the udgātar (lead singer) of the Sāmaveda raises the audumbarī, addresses it with mantras and offerings, wraps it with cloth and embraces it. Gerety analyses this rite of tree hugging with special reference to Jaiminīya texts. By advancing the audumbarī rite as the inauguration of the udgātar’s office, the SV texts present an arboreal embodiment of the musical qualities they most prize: swelling,sweetness, nourishment, and vigor. When the singer hugs the trunk, he actualizes this potency in his own performance.
Finnian Gerety分析了udumbara树(Ficus racemosa L.)和它乳白色的、充满汁液的木材作为仪式对象和供品的早期使用。以乌umbara为中心的一种仪式很少受到关注,这是在Sāmaveda中描述的乌umbara柱子(audumbaryutthāpana)的竖立。作为他在Soma献祭中的第一幕,Sāmaveda的udgātar(主唱)举起了audumbari,用咒语和祭品称呼它,用布包裹它并拥抱它。Gerety分析了这种拥抱树木的仪式,特别参考了jaimin ā yya文本。通过推进audumbari仪式作为udgātar办公室的就职典礼,SV文本呈现了他们最珍视的音乐品质的树状体现:膨胀,甜蜜,营养和活力。当歌手拥抱树干时,他在自己的表演中实现了这种力量。
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