Norito for a Child’s First Shrine Visit

初宮参祝詞

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Reporting before the ujigami

Reporting before the ujigami

Kakemaku mo kashikoki a ga ōkami no ōmae ni kashikomi kashikomi mo mōsaku掛巻も畏き吾が大神の大前に、恐み恐みも白さく

Ujikonanigashi no managonanigashiōkami no mitama no fuyu o kagafurite氏子何某の真名子何某、大神の御霊の恩頼を蒙りて

The first shrine visit and offerings

Tairakeku yasurakeku tanjiyaushite sude ni momoamaritōka ni narinuru yue平けく安けく誕生して、既に百余十日に成りぬる故

Kefu no ikuhi no taruhi ni iwahi sadamete ōmae ni mairi ide iyajiro no mitegurasasage mochite今日の生日の足日に祝ひ定めて、大前に参り出で、礼代の幣帛捧げ持ちて

Orogami tsukae matsuraku o matsubusa ni kikoshi meshite拝み仕へ奉らくを真具に聞こし食して

A prayer for healthy growth

Kefu o hajimete moromoro no magagotonaku yamahigotonaku wazurahashiki kotonaku今日を始めて諸々の禍事なく、病事なく、煩しき事なく

Iyasukoyaka ni iyamukasaka ni ohi tatashime tamae to kashikomi kashikomi mo mōsu弥健に弥向栄に生ひ立たしめ給へと、畏み畏みも白す

TranslationReporting before the ujigami

Includes interpretation

Before the great kami revered as the ujigami, these words are humbly declared. The child named here, born to the ujiko named here, has received the blessing of the great kami.

Editorial note

The two occurrences of nanigashi are variable places for the parent’s and child’s names. Mitama no fuyu is rendered broadly as the blessing or gracious working of the kami.

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Overview

A Meiji-period first-shrine-visit prayer reporting an infant’s first visit to the ujigami, giving thanks for growth so far, and asking that the child continue in health.

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Purposes

  • To report the child’s first shrine visit to the ujigami
  • To give thanks for the child’s growth
  • To pray for continuing healthy development

Deities and subjects

The ujigami
Receives the report of the first visit and petition for the child’s protection
The child making the first shrine visit
Is the person whose healthy growth is requested

Background

Included in a 1901 ritual collection, this hatsumiyamairi example names parent and child, presents offerings in gratitude at the milestone after birth, and petitions for the child’s future.

Flow of the text

Across 3 sections, the text moves from “Reporting before the ujigami” to “A prayer for healthy growth.”

What to know before reading

  • The sequence reports to the ujigami, presents the first visit and offerings, and prays for growth.

  • Ujiko nanigashi and manago nanigashi are replaced with the parent’s and child’s names.

  • The reference to more than one hundred days is historical and does not set a universal date for the visit today.

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