Ofudesaki 06:092

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 06:092 is a verse from the Ofudesaki. The English translation below is the sixth edition translation.

Content

Beware, you grand shrines and high mountains whoever!	dono yō na taisha ya takayama yudan shi na	どのよふな　たいしや高山　ゆたんしな
There is no knowing when Tsukihi will rush out.	nan doki Tsukihi tonde deru yara	なんとき月日　とんてゞるやら

Alternate English translations

Third Edition

Be on high alert, grand shrines and people on the high mountains! Because there is no knowing at what moment Tsukihi will rush out.

Inoue/Eynon

Those in grand shrines and in high places beware! The wrath of Tsuki-Hi may break forth at any moment!

Commentary

Ofudesaki chushaku

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6:92 *Note: “Grand shrines and high mountains” (taisha takayama) refer to those in authority that persecuted Tenrikyo at the time. This verse is warning people who are flaunting their authority and engaging in this persecution willfully that if they allow to let their guard down and fail to reflect upon their minds, there is no knowing when Oyagami will jump out or what kind of guidance they may receive. (Refer to note for 5:56, 57)

『おふでさき註釈』、p. 106 九二、註　たいしや高山とは、その当時権勢を以て本教を圧迫した人々の事。 本歌は、思いのままに権勢をふるうて圧迫を加えようとする人々も、心に反省する事を油断したならば、いつ何時親神が飛び出して行って、どんな知らせを見せるか分からない、と仰せられたのである。（第五号五六、五七註参照。）

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