Norito for the Pillar-Raising Rite

柱立祭祝詞

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The kami of the house and the craftspeople

The kami of the house and the craftspeople

Ko no himorogi ni itsuki matsuru kakemaku mo kashikoki yafune no ōkamitaokihōhi no mikotohikosashiri no mikoto no ōmae ni此の神籬に斎き奉る掛巻も畏き屋船大神・手置帆負命・彦狭知命の大前に

Kashikomi kashikomi mo mōsaku畏み畏みも白さく

Reporting the prepared timbers

Saki ni kodakuminanigashisumekami no takaki tafutoki mitamanofuyu o kagafurite ashita ni yūbe ni itatsukītonami先に木工何某、皇神の高き貴き恩頼を蒙りて、朝に夕に労し営み

Hashirahariketataruki ni itaru made tsukuri oenure ba柱・梁・桁・椽に至るまで造り竟へぬれば

The rite for raising the sacred pillar

Kefu no ikuhi no taruhi ni iwahi sadamete imihashiratatemu to shite今日の生日の足日に祝ひ定めて、斎柱立てむと為て

Tatematsuru iyajiro no mitegura o tairakeku yasurakeku kikoshi meshite進る礼代の幣帛を、平けく安けく聞こし食して

Firm pillars and completion of the work

Iyamasumasu ni mitamasakihahi tamaite tsuki tatsuru hashira no iyakataku弥益々に御霊幸ひ給ひて、突き立つる柱の弥堅く

Utsu suminaha no sumiyaka ni kotonari oeshime tamae to kashikomi kashikomi mo mōsu打つ墨縄の速に事成り竟へしめ給へと、畏み畏みも白す

TranslationThe kami of the house and the craftspeople

Before Yafune Ōkami, Taokihooi no Mikoto, and Hikosashiri no Mikoto, enshrined at this himorogi and addressed with reverence, these words are humbly declared.

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About Norito for the Pillar-Raising Rite

Overview

A Meiji-period pillar-raising prayer reporting that pillars and rafters for a shrine have been prepared and asking that the sacred pillars stand firmly and later construction proceed safely.

Structure
4sections
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180characters
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3notes

Purposes

  • To report the preparation of pillars and other timbers
  • To raise the sacred pillars firmly
  • To pray for safe and successful construction

Deities and subjects

The kami who guard the house and its craftspeople
Receive the report of prepared timbers and raised pillars and petitions for the work

Background

Included in a 1901 ritual collection, the rite stands between the first timber-working ceremony and ridge-raising, reporting the stage from prepared materials to the erection of the sacred pillars.

Flow of the text

Across 4 sections, the text moves from “The kami of the house and the craftspeople” to “Firm pillars and completion of the work.”

What to know before reading

  • The prayer moves through invocation, the prepared timbers, the raising of sacred pillars, and completion of the work.

  • Kodakumi nanigashi is replaced with the name of the craftsperson serving at the rite.

  • Although some wording resembles a ridge-raising prayer, this rite centers on erecting the pillars.

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