Prayer of Reverence to the Two Ise Shrines

拝伊勢両宮詞

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Reverence before Kōtaijingū

Kamukaze no isenokunisakusuzuisuzu no haranosokotsuiwane ni神風の伊勢国、拆鈴五十鈴原の底津石根に

Ōmiyabashirafutoshiki tate takamanohara ni chigitakashirite大宮柱太敷き立て、高天原に千木高知りて

Shizumari mashimasu amaterasusumeōmikami no ōmikado鎮まり坐す天照皇大御神の大朝廷

Totsumiya no watarahi no yamada no haranosokotsuiwane ni外宮の度会の山田原の底津石根に

Ōmiyabashirafutoshiki tate takamanohara ni chigitakashirite大宮柱太敷き立て、高天原に千木高知りて

Shizumari mashimasu toyōkenōomikami鎮まり坐す豊受大御神

Oyobi futamiya no ahidono ni masu sumegamitachi及び二宮の相殿に坐す皇神等

Edamiyaedayashiro no kamitachi no mimae o枝宮・枝社の神等の御前を

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

TranslationReverence before Kōtaijingū

In Ise, land of the divine wind, at Isuzuhara where the bells are parted, mighty palace pillars rise from the deep rock and chigi reach high; there stands the great sanctuary of Amaterasu Sume Ōmikami,

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Overview

A historical morning prayer for worshipping the Inner and Outer Shrines of Ise, together with their associated kami and shrines, from a distant place.

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Purposes

  • To worship the two principal shrines of Ise from afar
  • To pay reverence to the kami and subsidiary shrines associated with both

Deities and subjects

Amaterasu Sume Omikami
The central kami revered at Kotai Jingu, the Inner Shrine
Toyouke Omikami
The central kami revered at Toyouke Daijingu, the Outer Shrine
The kami of the associated shrines
Are worshipped together with the two principal shrines

Background

The prayer appears in Hirata Atsutane’s collection of morning devotions, later revised by Hirata Kanetane. Terms for associated shrines reflect historical usage and should not be equated directly with the present administrative classifications of Jingu.

Flow of the text

Across 3 sections, the text moves from “Reverence before Kōtaijingū” to “Distant worship of the two shrines.”

What to know before reading

  • The prayer widens from the Inner Shrine to the Outer Shrine and then to the shrines associated with both.

  • It contains historical forms and terms such as Daichotei, Geku, and the former classifications of subsidiary shrines.

  • It is read as a historical devotional text, not as a current official prayer issued by Jingu or Jinja Honcho.

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