Norito for Sacred Sake

神酒祝詞

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Offering the sacred sake

Offering the sacred sake

Arashine o mochi kiyomahari nigishine o mochi imaharite tsukuru mikiuni no hiraga ni yamorite荒稲を持ち清まはり和稲を持ち斎はりて造る御酒、宇邇の平賀に八盛りて

Ame no sakahekuni no sakahetotataegototatematsuru miki o yahirade no ototahirakeku yasurakeku kami wa kikimase uzu no ōmiki天の栄え国の昌えと称辞捧る御酒を八平手の音平けく安らけく神は聞きませ、宇豆の大御酒

TranslationOffering the sacred sake

Includes interpretation

We have purified the unhulled rice, ritually prepared the polished rice, and brewed this sacred sake, filling the vessel abundantly. With words of praise for the flourishing of heaven and the land, we present this honored sake. With the sound of ritual clapping made calm and peaceful, may the kami receive it in peace.

Editorial note

The exact senses of “Uni no hiraga” and “yahira-de” require further specialist review; this rendering does not fix a vessel type or a single prescribed number of claps.

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Overview

A short offering prayer presenting sacred sake brewed in purity and asking that heaven and the land flourish together with its rich fragrance.

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Purposes

  • To present ritually prepared sake before the kami
  • To pray for the flourishing of heaven and the land

Deities and subjects

The kami before whom the rite is held
Receives the sacred sake prepared in purity

Background

Included as a compact example of a sake-offering prayer in an 1891 collection, it presents sake as shinsen together with references to its brewing, vessel, and ritual clapping.

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Presented in a single section: “Offering the sacred sake.”

What to know before reading

  • A single section joins brewing, presentation, and the prayer for flourishing.

  • Old terms such as uni no hiraka and ya-hirade refer broadly to a vessel and ritual action rather than fixing one modern form.

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