Prayer of Reverence to Izumo Taisha

拝出雲大社詞

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The two kami of Kitsuki

The two kami of Kitsuki

Yakumotatsu izumonokuniyahoyonekizukinomiya ni shizumarimashimasu八雲立つ出雲国、八穂米杵築宮に鎮座坐す

Ōkuninushi no ōkamikisakigamisuseribime no mikotofutahashiranomimae o大己貴神、后神須勢理毘売命、二柱の御前を

Closing words of distant worship

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

TranslationThe two kami of Kitsuki

Before Ōkuninushi Ōkami and his consort Suseribime no Mikoto, the two kami enshrined at the Kitsuki sanctuary in cloud-rising Izumo,

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About Prayer of Reverence to Izumo Taisha

Overview

A historical morning prayer for revering Okuninushi Okami and Suseribime no Mikoto at Kitsuki no Miya in Izumo from a distant place.

Structure
2sections
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Purposes

  • To worship the two kami of Kitsuki no Miya from afar
  • To name their place of enshrinement and offer reverence

Deities and subjects

Okuninushi Okami
The principal kami revered at Kitsuki no Miya
Suseribime no Mikoto
Is worshipped alongside Okuninushi as his consort

Background

The prayer belongs to a nineteenth-century collection of morning devotions and reflects the historical name Kitsuki no Miya for Izumo Taisha. It is distinct from prayers currently prescribed by the shrine.

Flow of the text

Across 2 sections, the text moves from “The two kami of Kitsuki” to “Closing words of distant worship.”

What to know before reading

  • The opening identifies the enshrinement of the two kami; the closing reveres their presence from afar.

  • The phrase yaho-gome permits more than one lexical division, so it is read with attention to the surrounding syntax.

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