Ofudesaki 06:037

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 06:037 is a verse from the Ofudesaki. The English translation below is the sixth edition translation.

Content

These instruments being Kunisazuchi and Tsukiyomi,	kono dōgu Kunisazuchī to Tsukiyomi to	このどふく　くにさづちいと　月よみと
if I should put them into their bodies,	kore mi no uchi e shikomitaru nara	これみのうちゑ　しこみたるなら

Alternate English translations

Third Edition

These instruments were Kunisazuchi and Tsukiyomi; if I put them into their bodies,

Inoue/Eynon

These instruments are Kunisazuchi and Tsukiyomi. I infused their respective Providence into the couple’s bodies.

Commentary

Ofudesaki chushaku

• See Ofudesaki chushaku 06:029–51

Yoshitaro Ueda (2009)

From Michi no dai: Foundation of the Path 35:73–4

Although the Ofudesaki’s story of the truth of origin uses the words “fish” and “serpent,” the creature names referring to the other instruments of creation, such as “turtle” and “orc,” do not occur in this Scripture. Instead, the Ofudesaki uses the corresponding sacred names to refer to those instruments. Thus the Ofudesaki speaks of putting “Kunisazuchi” into the “serpent” and “Tsukiyomi” into the “fish.” In the Story of Creation, God consumes such instruments as “turtle” and orc” to test the flavor of their minds. In contrast, neither the “fish” nor the “serpent” is depicted in this story as being consumed by God. It is into the “fish” and “serpent” that God would put those instruments.

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