Ofudesaki 03:009

Ofudesaki
Author: Miki Nakayama Date Published: 1998 Pages: 486 (English ed.) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16 Part 17 unnumbered set

Ofudesaki 03:009 is a verse from the Ofudesaki.

The English translation below is the sixth edition translation.

Content

Though I desire to put in the pillar quickly,	kono hashira hayaku ireyo toomoe domo	このはしら　はやくいれよと　をもへども
I cannot find where to put it because of the muddy water.	nigori no mizu de tokoro wakaran	にごりの水で　ところわからん

Alternate English translations

Third Edition

Though I desire to take in this pillar quickly, I cannot find a place to put it because of the muddy water.

Inoue/Eynon

Although I desire to have this pillar installed quickly, because of the muddy water, the place cannot be found.

Commentary

This section contains translated material that has not yet been subjected to peer-review to check for accuracy and clarity. While the translator(s) have given their best effort to render Japanese text into English, we would like readers to keep in mind that the present translation may require further revising and refining. Any input to improve the present translation is greatly welcomed. Translator(s): Roy Forbes

Ofudesaki chushaku

3:9 Although I am rushing to quickly put in this pillar, I cannot because the minds of everyone is not purified. *Note: Although a model Kanrodai was built at this time, the Jiba where it was to be placed was yet to be identified. Also, while Oyagami decided to have Shinnosuke, the third son of the Kajimoto household to become heir of the Nakayama household and the Shinbashira of the path, those close by did not realize the intention of Oyagami to have him quickly live at Jiba. This verse is relating how everyone clung to their selfish thoughts and in disagreement about this matter.

『おふでさき註釈』、p. 32–3 九、この柱を早く入れたいと急いでいるが、皆の心が澄んでいないので、入れる事が出来ぬ。 註　当時、かんろだいの模型は出来て居たが、その立てられるべきぢばは未だ定まっていなかった。又、親神様は中山家の後継者にしてお道の真柱たるべき人を、櫟本の梶本家の三男真之亮様に決定しておられて、早くおぢばに定住させたいと思うておられたが、そばな者はこの親神様の胸の中を悟らず、各々勝手な考えを抱き、皆の者が一致していなかった事を、仰せられたのであるという。

Commentary by Yoshitaro Ueda (2008)

From Michi no Dai: Foundation of the Path 33:31

God desires to quickly set up the Kanrodai and welcome the Shinbashira. However, “muddy water”—which, given that water refers to the mind, represents clouded, muddy minds—is making it impossible to set up the Kanrodai or to see where it should be set up. Also, the situation at the Residence is not yet suited to welcoming the Shinbashira; that is to say, the minds of those who are in the Residence are still muddy.

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