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Purification of Heaven, Earth and All Things — the Shimoguri tradition
天地一切清浄祓（下栗に伝わる詞章）
A traditional purification text recorded in Shimoguri. It names heavenly bodies, earthly kami and Sanbō Daikōjin before addressing the countless kami. This is not a transcription of the modern anthology photographed by the user.
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.
We invoke purification of heaven, earth, the inner and outer realms, and the six faculties.
Purifying heaven means cleansing the seven luminaries, nine celestial bodies and twenty-eight lunar mansions.
Purifying earth means cleansing its thirty-six kami.
Purifying the inner and outer realms means cleansing the household Sanbō Daikōjin.
Purifying the six faculties means cleansing the defilement of one’s person and body.
We ask the countless kami together to hear this prayer attentively, with the image of a young stag raising its “eight ears.”
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.
天清浄、地清浄、内外清浄、六根清浄と祓ひ給ふ。
tenshoujou, chishoujou, naigeshoujou, rokkonshoujouto harahi tamafu.
天清浄とは天の七曜・九曜・二十八宿を清め、
tenshoujoutoha tenno shichiyou kuyou nijuuhasshukuwo kiyome,
地清浄とは地の神三十六神を清め、
chishoujoutoha chino kami sanjuurokujinwo kiyome,
内外清浄とは家内三宝大荒神を清め、
naigeshoujoutoha kanai sanboudaikoujinwo kiyome,
六根清浄とは其身其体の穢を祓ひ給ひ、清め給ふ事の由を、
rokkonshoujoutoha sonomi sonotaino kegarewo harahi tamahi, kiyome tamafu kotono yoshiwo,
八百万の神等諸共に、小男鹿の八の御耳を振立て、聞し食と申す。
yahoyorozuno kamitachi morotomoni, sawoshikano yatsuno onmimiwo furitatete, kikoshimeseto mawosu.
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.