About Shingo of Izumo
Overview
A concise sacred formula from the Izumo tradition, repeatedly asking the saki-mitama and kushi-mitama of Okuninushi no Okami for protection and happiness.
- Structure
- 1sections
- Japanese text
- 8characters
- Notes
- 3notes
Purposes
- To seek the protection of the saki-mitama and kushi-mitama
- To pray for continuing happiness
Deities and subjects
- The saki-mitama and kushi-mitama of Okuninushi no Okami
- Are asked to grant protection and happiness
Background
This brief recitation has been transmitted by Izumo Oyashirokyo and related communities. Unlike the norito preserved in the Engishiki, its distinctive form lies in the repeated statement of a single petition.
Flow of the text
Presented in a single section: “Protection and well-being.”
What to know before reading
The entire formula repeats one petition in an exceptionally compact form.
A common modern reading is mamori tamae, sakihae tamae.
Awareness of the difference between historical spelling and modern pronunciation makes the cadence of the repetition easier to follow.