Prayer of Reverence to the Kami of Haraidokoro

拝祓処神等詞

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Izanagi no Mikoto’s purification

Izanagi no Mikoto’s purification

Kotowakete kakemaku mo kashikoki kamuizanagi no mikoto殊別て、掛巻も畏き神伊邪那岐命

Tsukushi no himuka no tachibana no odo no awagihara ni misogiharaitamau toki ni筑紫の日向の橘の小戸の阿波岐原に禊祓給ふ時に

The kami of the place of purification

Aremaseru haraido no kamitachi生坐せる祓処の神等

Yorozu no magakototsumikegare o harai tamaikiyometamaite万の枉事罪穢を祓給ひ清給ひて

Prayer for service in sacred rites

Kamuwazao mo yokutsukaematsurashime tamae to神事をも善しく仕奉しめ給へと

Kashikomi kashikomi mo ogami matsuru畏み畏みも拝み奉る

TranslationIzanagi no Mikoto’s purification

Above all, when Izanagi no Mikoto—whose name is spoken with reverence—performed misogi and harae at Awagihara by the Tachibana river-mouth in Himuka, Tsukushi,

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About Prayer of Reverence to the Kami of Haraidokoro

Overview

A historical morning prayer to the kami of Haraidokoro, born from Izanagi no Mikoto’s misogi, asking for purification from transgression and for help in carrying out sacred service without error.

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Purposes

  • To seek purification from transgression and impurity
  • To ask for help in performing sacred service well

Deities and subjects

Izanagi no Mikoto
Performs the misogi from which the kami of Haraidokoro arise
The kami of Haraidokoro
Receive the petitions for purification and support in sacred service

Background

This nineteenth-century prayer begins with the myth of Izanagi no Mikoto’s misogi. Its title and wording use the historical form Haraidokoro, rather than the now more familiar Haraedo.

Flow of the text

Across 3 sections, the text moves from “Izanagi no Mikoto’s purification” to “Prayer for service in sacred rites.”

What to know before reading

  • The sequence moves from the origin of misogi to the birth of the kami and then to the petition concerning sacred service.

  • It is read as a distinct historical prayer even though it shares the same purification myth as Harae no Kotoba.

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