Ofudesaki 15:028

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 15:028 is a verse from the Ofudesaki. The English translation below is the sixth edition translation.

Content

What do you think this request is?	koto koto o nani o tanomu to omou kana	この事を　なにをたのむと　をもうかな
It is solely about the Service.	Tsutome ichijo no koto bakari ya de	つとめ一ぢよの　事ばかりやで

Alternate English translations

Third Edition

What do you think My request can be? It is solely the single-hearted performance of the Service.

Inoue/Eynon

What do you think My request is? It is only the single-hearted performance of the Service.

Commentary

Ofudesaki chushaku

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

15:28 What do you think My request is? It is solely about the matter of the Service. *Note: “Tsutome ichijo” (“solely about the Service”)—here, the matter that Oyagami is hastening is the Kagura Service.

『おふでさき註釈』、p. 228 二八、親神の頼みとは、何であると思うか。それつとめ一条の事ばかりである。 註　つとめ一ぢよ　ここでお急き込みになっているのはかぐらづとめである。

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