地鎮祭祝詞
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Includes interpretation
Sacred bamboo encloses the himorogi, a true sakaki is raised, and the site is purified and marked as sacred ground. Before Haniyasuhiko Ōkami and the Ubusuna Ōkami who dwells in and guards this place, these words are humbly declared.
Iwasaka is rendered here as a sacred ritual boundary. The historical wording is not presented as a requirement for every contemporary jichinsai layout.
Includes interpretation
A named person has chosen this place as a home for generations. The grass has been cleared, the ground made firm and level, and a new house is to be built. Sacred sake, food, and products of sea, river, field, and mountain are presented; may this service be heard in peace.
The personal name is a variable place in the historical formula. Tame-tsu-mono is rendered collectively as the many foods and offerings presented at the rite.
Includes interpretation
May the foundations set into the earth be ever more secure and the pillars stand without shifting. May there be no harm from storm, flood, earthquake, or fire; guard and bless the building so that it may endure like firm and everlasting rock.
Kagutsuchi is understood in the context of fire and fire-related calamity. This historical prayer does not replace engineering, construction, or safety requirements.
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