Dharmopadeśaka

Dharmopadeśaka · dharma-upadeśaka, “a teacher of dharma”

Grammar: masculine noun; a compound of dharma and upadeśaka (one who teaches).

Meaning: a teacher of dharma; in a dāna, the brāhmaṇa who teaches the dharma of the rite.

In the scriptures: in the rite of the Tulā-dāna, eight brāhmaṇas are appointed for the homa at the four kuṇḍas. Besides these a ninth brāhmaṇa is chosen, a dharmopadeśaka (Uttara Parva, Chapter 175).

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Uttara Parva, Chapter 175