Prayer of Reverence to the Three Yamato Shrines

拝大和三社詞

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Ōmiwa Shrine

Ōmiwa Shrine

Yamatonokunishikinokohoriōmiwanoyashiro ni shizumarimashimasu ōmononushi no ōkami大和国城上郡大神社に鎮座坐す大物主大神

Yamato Shrine

Yamanobenokohoriyamatonoyashiro ni shizumarimashimasu ōkunitama no ōkami山辺郡大和社に鎮座坐す大国魂大神

Unade Shrine and the closing

Takechinokohoriunadenoyashiro ni shizumarimashimasu kotoshironushi no kamimihashiranomimae o高市郡宇奈提社に鎮座坐す言代主神、三柱の御前を

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

TranslationŌmiwa Shrine

Ōmononushi Ōkami, enshrined at Ōmiwa Shrine in Shiki-no-Kami District, Yamato Province;

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About Prayer of Reverence to the Three Yamato Shrines

Overview

A historical morning prayer naming and worshipping from afar three kami at Omiwa, Oyamato, and Unade in the province of Yamato.

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Purposes

  • To worship the three Yamato shrines from a distance
  • To offer equal reverence to the three named kami

Deities and subjects

Omononushi Okami
Is revered as the kami enshrined at Omiwa
Okunitama Okami
Is revered as the kami enshrined at Oyamato
Kotoshironushi no Kami
Is named in the historical text as the kami enshrined at Unade

Background

This prayer is preserved in a nineteenth-century collection of morning devotions. Its shrine and divine names retain historical forms that do not always match the names and enshrinement traditions used today.

Flow of the text

Across 3 sections, the text moves from “Ōmiwa Shrine” to “Unade Shrine and the closing.”

What to know before reading

  • The same formula names the location and kami of Omiwa, Oyamato, and Unade in sequence.

  • The identification of Unade Shrine is disputed and need not point to only one present-day shrine.

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