Read, reflect, pray
Homage to Kumomi Shrine in Izu
拝伊豆雲見社詞
A distant homage to Iwanagahime at Kumomi, asking for life as enduring as a rock. The longevity wish is part of the historical prayer, not a prediction.
English meaning and source text
English meaning
About this English rendering
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In Kamo District of Izu Province,
dwelling on Mount Kumomi,
before Iwanagahime,
I offer distant homage.
If I have committed a fault, please reconsider and hear it anew, and forgive it.
May I live long, like a firm rock that remains unchanged forever:
with reverence, I pray this.
Source text and reading aid
Roman letters are provided for every line of this source text.
How to use the Roman letters
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本文
伊豆国加茂郡、
izunokuni kamonokohori,
雲見嶽に鎮座坐す、
kumominotakeni shizumarimasu,
磐長比売神の御前を、
ihanagahimenokamino mimahewo,
遥に拝み奉りて、
harukani wogami tatematsurite,
過犯す事の有るをば見直し聞直し給ひ、
ayamachiwokasu kotono aruwoba minahoshi kikinahoshi tamahi,
堅石に常石に寿長在しめ賜へと、
kakihani tokihani inochinaga arashime tamaheto,
畏み畏みも祈り奉る。
kashikomi kashikomimo inori tatematsuru.
Connected kami and buddhas
These connections include figures addressed, mentioned, or associated by tradition. They do not assign a universal recitation practice.
Sources and edition (1)
English explanations on this page were prepared by Inori no Mori from the cited text and its Japanese explanations. They are not an official translation or a prescribed liturgy.