Inori no Mori祈りの杜working title

Read, reflect, pray

Homage to the heavenly descendant

拝皇孫尊詞すめみまのみことをおがむことば

A prayer praising Ninigi and Konohanasakuya, among the kami named in this edition.

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English meaning

About this English rendering

This site’s English rendering of the Japanese meaning guide, aligned with this edition. It is separate from the source words for recitation and is not an official liturgy. Sacred sounds are explained where possible, not given speculative literal translations. Historical beliefs, royal authority, illness and protection claims belong to the text; they are not present-day judgments, medical advice or guarantees of results.

Before the heavenly imperial descendant, whose praise we proclaim:

the awe-inspiring Ninigi no Mikoto, named in full in the source as 天饒石国饒石天津日高日子番能邇邇芸尊,

his consort Konohanasakuyabime no Mikoto,

and those praised as the ‘emperors’ of the two reigns in the age of the kami,

with deep respect I offer distant homage.

Source text and reading aid

Roman letters are provided for every line of this source text.

How to use the Roman letters

Roman letters follow the kana displayed in this site’s Japanese reader; some readings are editorial additions documented on the Japanese page. These are a reading aid, not restored Sanskrit or a recording of a temple’s chanting. Historical spellings (such as wo, wi, we and ha used as a particle) are kept. Double vowels and repeated vowels mark the written kana; rhythm and pronunciation can differ by tradition.

You can simply read the meaning or sit quietly. No recitation is required. For a temple or shrine’s own recitation, follow that tradition’s published guidance.

本文（ほんぶん）

皇御孫尊（すめみまのみこと）と稱辞竟奉（たたへごとをへまつ）る。

sumemimanomikototo tatahegotowohematsuru.

挂卷（かけまく）も畏（かしこ）き天（あめ）饒石（にぎし）國（くに）饒石（にぎし）天津日高日子（あまつひだかひこ）番能邇邇藝尊（ほのににぎのみこと）を始（はじ）め奉（たてまつ）り、

kakemakumo kashikoki ame nigishi kuni nigishi amatsuhidakahiko hononiniginomikotowo hajime tatematsuri,

大皇后（おほぎさき）木花（このはな）の佐久夜毘賣命（さくやびめのみこと）、

ohogisaki konohanano sakuyabimenomikoto,

及（また）神世（かみよ）二御代（ふたみよ）の天皇命（すめらみこと）の大御前（おほみまへ）を、

mata kamiyo futamiyono sumeramikotono ohomimahewo,

愼（つつし）み敬（ゐやま）ひ畏（かしこ）み畏（かしこ）みも遙（はるか）に拜（をが）み奉（たてまつ）る。

tsutsushimi wiyamahi kashikomi kashikomimo harukani wogami tatematsuru.

Connected kami and buddhas

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