Ofudesaki 08:053

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 08:053 is a verse from the Ofudesaki. The English translation below is the sixth edition translation.

Content

If you wonder why Tsukihi is so persistent,	Tsukihi yori nande kono yo ni kudoi na kara	月日より　なんでこのよに　くどいなら
it is because I pity you when evil appears.	ashiki mieru ga ki no doku nakara	あしきみへるが　きのどくなから

Alternate English translations

Third Edition

The reason I, Tsukihi, teach you so persistently is that I feel pity for you if evil appears.

Inoue/Eynon

The reason that I, Tsuki-Hi, am so persistent is that I feel pity for you, for I can see evil lies ahead.

Commentary

Ofudesaki chushaku

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8:53 If you ask why I, Oyagami, repeat this so excessively, it is because I feel sorry for you when bad things occur to you.

『おふでさき註釈』、p. 136 五三、親神が何故くどくど言うかといえば、悪しき事が現れて来るのが気の毒でならないからである。

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