Kamunushihafuridomōkete kotōchizu sasage mochite matsure to noru神主・祝部等請けて事落ちず捧げ持ちて奉れと宣る
TranslationThe proclamation to priests and ritual attendants
The assembled priests and ritual attendants are commanded to listen. By the authority of the ancestral kami dwelling in Takamanohara, these words are declared before the kami enshrined in the heavenly and earthly shrines.
Includes interpretation
On the middle Day of the Hare in the eleventh month, the Sovereign Grandchild partakes of the great feast as the enduring food of heaven. Because the kami join in blessing the rite and protecting the reign so that it remains firm and flourishing,
Editorial note
The old expression rendered as “join in blessing” has more than one proposed reading and interpretation; the Japanese edition records this uncertainty.
Includes interpretation
may the Sovereign Grandchild partake of the feast in peace for thousands of autumns and rejoice in Toyo no Akari. The Sovereign Grandchild’s precious gifts, prepared as several kinds of cloth, are praised and presented at sunrise, and all are commanded to listen.
The Inbe carry the offerings in purified service with a broad sash across the shoulder. The priests and ritual attendants are instructed to receive them and present every item without omission.
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