Read, reflect, pray
Threefold great purification
三種太祓
A text in the 1911 Shintō Ōharai Zenshū anthology. It is presented as a historical reading, not the current ritual of every shrine or temple.
English meaning, sound explanations and source text
English meaning and sound explanations
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.
The purification phrase written 吐普加身依身多女 is recited as sound.
Replacing each character with its ordinary meaning does not yield a sentence. This edition alone does not establish the phrase’s meaning.
寒言神尊利根陀見 is the following phrase of purification, likewise recited as sound.
Explanations with different meanings and alternative spellings exist; no single meaning is asserted.
Purify us. Cleanse us.
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.
吐普加身依身多女
tofukamiwemitame
寒言神尊利根陀見
kangonshinsonrikondaken
波羅伊玉意喜餘目出玉
haraitamahi kiyometamafu
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.