Prayer of Reverence to the Kami Guarding the Privy

拝守厠神詞

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The kami presiding over the privy

The kami presiding over the privy

Kotowakete kawaya o tsukasadoru kamitachi no mimae o tsutsushimi uyamahi殊別て、厠を掌る神等の御前を慎み敬ひ

Correction of errors

Ayamachi okasu koto no aramuo ba minahoshi kiki nahoshi mashite過ち犯す事の有らむをば、見直し聞き直し坐して

Magamo no nomagagotoarasezu枉物の禍事有らせず

Protection by night and day

Yo no mamori hi no mamori ni mamori sakihahe tamae to夜の守り日の守りに守り、幸へ給へと

Kashikomi kashikomi mo ogami matsuru畏み畏みも拝み奉る

TranslationThe kami presiding over the privy

Above all, I bow before the kami who preside over the privy.

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Overview

A historical morning prayer to the kami who preside over the privy, asking that daily faults be seen and heard anew and that protection continue at all times.

Structure
3sections
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Purposes

  • To worship the kami associated with the privy
  • To ask that faults be reconsidered and set right
  • To seek protection by day and night

Deities and subjects

The kami who preside over the privy
Receive the request to set faults right and protect the household at all times

Background

This nineteenth-century prayer addresses the kami of the privy collectively rather than supplying individual divine names, joining the purity of the place with the safety of the household.

Flow of the text

Across 3 sections, the text moves from “The kami presiding over the privy” to “Protection by night and day.”

What to know before reading

  • Its three clear stages are reverence for the kami, the setting right of faults, and continuing protection.

  • No additional divine names are supplied; the prayer is read through the functions it explicitly describes.

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