Prayer of Reverence to the Shrine at Kumomi, Izu

拝伊豆雲見社詞

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Iwanagahime at Mount Kumomi

Iwanagahime at Mount Kumomi

Izunokunikamonokohorikumominotake ni shizumarimashimasu iwanagahime no kaminomimae o伊豆国加茂郡雲見嶽に鎮座坐す磐長比売神の御前を

Correction of errors

Haruka ni ogami matsurite ayamachi okasu koto no ara ba遥かに拝み奉りて、過ち犯す事の有らば

Minahoshi kiki nahoshi tamai見直し聞き直し給ひ

Prayer for enduring life

Kakiha ni tokiha ni inochinagaku arashime tamae to堅石に常石に寿長く在らしめ賜へと

Kashikomi kashikomi mo inori matsuru畏み畏みも祈り奉る

TranslationIwanagahime at Mount Kumomi

Before Iwanagahime no Kami, enshrined at Mount Kumomi in Kamo District, Izu Province,

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Overview

A historical morning prayer to Iwanagahime no Kami at Mount Kumomi in Izu, asking that faults be set right and that life remain firm and enduring.

Structure
3sections
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Purposes

  • To worship Iwanagahime no Kami from afar
  • To ask that faults be reconsidered and corrected
  • To pray for enduring life, likened to steadfast stone

Deities and subjects

Iwanagahime no Kami
Receives the requests for correction of faults and enduring life

Background

This nineteenth-century prayer draws on traditions linking Mount Kumomi with Iwanagahime no Kami. Its place names and divine name retain historical forms current in the 1881 text.

Flow of the text

Across 3 sections, the text moves from “Iwanagahime at Mount Kumomi” to “Prayer for enduring life.”

What to know before reading

  • The prayer moves through three stages: reverence, the setting right of faults, and a request for longevity.

  • The images of firm stone and everlasting stone connect physical steadfastness with enduring life.

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