Prayer of Reverence to the Realm of Tsukuyomi

拝月夜見国詞

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Reverence to the kami of the realm of Tsukuyomi

Reverence to the kami of the realm of Tsukuyomi

Tsukuyominoku ni nikamuzumari masu月豫美国に神留り坐す

Kuninosokotachi no ōkamitoyokumunu no ōkamīzanami no ōkamitsukuyomi no mikoto o hajimete国底立大神・豊斟渟大神・伊邪那美大神・月夜見尊を始めて

So no ku ni ni masu ōkamitachi no ōmae o其の国に坐す大神等の大前を

Tsutsushimi uyamahi kashikomi kashikomi mo haruka ni orogami tatematsuru慎み敬ひ、畏み畏みも遥かに拝み奉る

TranslationReverence to the kami of the realm of Tsukuyomi

Before Kuni no Sokotachi no Ōkami, Toyokumunu no Ōkami, Izanami no Ōkami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto, and the great kami who dwell in that realm: with care, reverence, and awe, I bow before them from afar.

Editorial note

The title writes the realm with characters read Tsukuyomi, while the body uses another historical spelling. The sequence of kami reflects this Hirata-lineage cosmology and is not presented as a universal account.

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Overview

A short modern morning prayer from the Hirata Atsutane lineage, revering from afar the kami dwelling in the Realm of Tsukuyomi and expressing respect for a divine realm of moon and night.

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Purposes

  • To worship the kami of the Realm of Tsukuyomi from afar
  • To express reverence for kami associated with moon and night

Deities and subjects

The kami dwelling in the Realm of Tsukuyomi
Are worshipped from afar as divine presences of moon and night

Background

Transmitted in modern publications dating to 1881 or earlier, the spelling Tsukuyomi Mikuni and its grouping of kami reflect the cosmology of this particular text and are treated separately from general accounts of Tsukuyomi.

Flow of the text

Presented in a single section: “Reverence to the kami of the realm of Tsukuyomi.”

What to know before reading

  • A single section names the kami of the realm and performs worship at a distance.

  • The unusual written form Tsukuyomi Mikuni signals the worldview of this textual lineage.

  • The several names should not be collapsed into an explanation of Tsukuyomi as only one kami.

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