The kami of Takamanohara
Takamanohara ni kamuzumari masu高天原に神留り坐す
Kamurogikamuromi no mikotomochite神魯岐神魯美の命以ちて
Sumemioyakamuizanagi no mikoto皇御祖神伊邪那岐命
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The kami of Takamanohara
TranslationThe kami of Takamanohara
By the authority of the kami who dwell in Takamanohara, the imperial ancestral kami Izanagi no Mikoto—
Editorial note
Several textual lineages circulate under the name Amatsu Norito. This page presents the Hirata Atsutane text.
when he performed misogi and harae at Awagihara by the Tachibana river-mouth in Himuka, Tsukushi—the great kami of Haraedo who came into being at that time are addressed.
May every crooked and wrongful act, transgression, and impurity be purified and cleansed; this is the intent of these words.
Heavenly kami, earthly kami, and all the countless kami: as a dappled heavenly horse raises its ears, may you attend closely and hear these words, I humbly declare with reverence.
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