Read, reflect, pray
Homage to Atsuta Shrine
拝尾張熱田宮詞
A short prayer paying distant respect to the kami enshrined at Atsuta in Owari.
English meaning and source text
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 great kami dwelling at Atsuta sanctuary in Aichi District of Owari Province, praised with the poetic epithet ‘sword and long sword,’
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
剣太刀尾張國愛智郡熱田宮に鎭座坐す大神等の御前を、
tsurugitachi woharinokuni aichinokohori atsutanomiyani shizumarimasu ohokamitachino mimahewo,
愼み敬ひ畏み畏みも遙に拜み奉る。
tsutsushimi wiyamahi kashikomi kashikomimo harukani wogami 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.