Harae no Kotoba

祓詞

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Izanagi Ōkami’s purification

Izanagi Ōkami’s purification

Kakemaku mo kashikoki Izanagi no Ōkami掛けまくも畏き伊邪那岐大神

Tsukushi no Himuka no Tachibana no Odo no Awagihara ni筑紫の日向の橘の小戸の阿波岐原に

Misogi harae tamaishi toki ni御禊祓へ給ひし時に

The great kami of Haraedo

Nari maseru Haraedo no Ōkamitachi生り坐せる祓戸の大神等

Purification of calamity, transgression, and impurity

Moromoro no magagototsumikegarearamuo ba諸諸の禍事罪穢有らむをば

Harae tamai kiyome tamae to mōsu koto o祓へ給ひ清め給へと白す事を

Closing words

Kikoshi mese to kashikomi kashikomi mo mōsu聞こし食せと恐み恐みも白す

TranslationIzanagi Ōkami’s purification

When Izanagi Ōkami—whose name is spoken with reverence—performed misogi and harae at Awagihara by the Tachibana river-mouth in Himuka, Tsukushi,

Editorial note

The written form of Awagihara and explanations of its location vary among sources and regions.

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Overview

A concise prayer asking the great kami of Haraedo, born from Izanagi Okami’s purification, to cleanse calamity, transgression, and impurity.

Structure
4sections
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Purposes

  • To purify calamity, transgression, and impurity
  • To prepare body and mind before approaching the kami

Deities and subjects

Izanagi Okami
Performs the purification from which the great kami of Haraedo come into being
The great kami of Haraedo
Receive the request to purify calamity, transgression, and impurity

Background

Its point of departure is the myth of Izanagi Okami performing misogi and harae at Awagihara by the Tachibana river-mouth in Himuka, Tsukushi. It remains one of the most widely recited purification prayers for general worship.

Flow of the text

Across 4 sections, the text moves from “Izanagi Ōkami’s purification” to “Closing words.”

What to know before reading

  • The opening recounts the origin of purification; the closing addresses the great kami of Haraedo directly.

  • The written form and proposed location of Awagihara vary among sources and regional traditions.

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