Short Prayer of Reverence

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Purify, protect, and bless

Purify, protect, and bless

Harae tamai祓え給い

Kiyome tamae清め給え

Kamunagara mamori tamai神ながら守り給い

Sakiwae tamae幸え給え

TranslationPurify, protect, and bless

Please purify us. Please cleanse us. By the way of the kami, protect us and lead us toward well-being.

Editorial note

Public sources also preserve a form without “kamunagara.” This page follows the wording currently published by Jinja Honchō.

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About Short Prayer of Reverence

Overview

A compact formula used at a shrine or kamidana to ask for four things in sequence: purification, cleansing, protection, and well-being.

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Purposes

  • To ask for purification and cleansing
  • To ask the kami for protection and well-being

Deities and subjects

The kami
Are asked to purify, cleanse, protect, and lead the worshipper toward well-being

Background

This short formula is sometimes offered for general worship at shrines and household altars. It is an accessible devotional phrase rather than a mandatory formula for every act of Shinto worship.

Flow of the text

Presented in a single section: “Purify, protect, and bless.”

What to know before reading

  • The four verbs move from restoring the worshipper’s condition to asking for continuing protection and well-being.

  • Some published forms omit the words kami nagara, so the prayer does not have only one fixed wording.

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