Prayer of Reverence to the Realm of the Heavenly Sun

拝天日御国詞

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Reverence to the kami of Takamanohara

Reverence to the kami of Takamanohara

Takamanohara ni kamuzumari masu高天原に神留り坐す

Amaterasuōmikamimimusubi no ōkamīzanaginōomikamīzanaminōomikami o hajime matsuri天照大御神・皇産霊大神・伊邪那岐大御神・伊邪那美大御神を始め奉り

Yahoyorozunari ide no ōkamitachi no ōmimae o八百万成り出での大神等の大御前を

Tsutsushimi uyamahi kashikomi kashikomi mo haruka ni orogami tatematsuru慎み敬ひ、畏み畏みも遥かに拝み奉る

TranslationReverence to the kami of Takamanohara

Before Amaterasu Ōmikami, Mimusubi no Ōkami, Izanagi no Ōkami, Izanami no Ōkami, and all the countless great kami who came into being there and dwell in Takamanohara: with care, reverence, and awe, I bow before them from afar.

Editorial note

The combination of kami and the expression “realm of the heavenly sun” belong to this Hirata-lineage text. They are not presented as the sole ancient arrangement of the kami.

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Overview

A short modern morning prayer from the Hirata Atsutane lineage, revering from afar the kami dwelling in Takama no Hara as the deities of the Realm of the Heavenly Sun.

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Purposes

  • To worship the kami of Takama no Hara from afar
  • To express reverence for kami associated with the beginning of heaven and earth

Deities and subjects

The kami dwelling in the Realm of the Heavenly Sun
Are worshipped from afar as the kami of Takama no Hara

Background

Transmitted in modern publications dating to 1881 or earlier, the name Amatsuhi Mikuni and its grouping of kami belong to the worldview of this Hirata-lineage text rather than an ancient universal liturgical formula.

Flow of the text

Presented in a single section: “Reverence to the kami of Takamanohara.”

What to know before reading

  • A single section names the kami and performs worship at a distance.

  • The grouping of divine names is read within this Hirata-lineage text.

  • Its origin is modern and distinct from the ancient norito corpus.

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