翻刻
【右丁】
鴨皇大神宮御鎮座御由緒書
当皇大神宮御事者為一天擁護霊社耀威光於四方施徳化於
万国尊神也殊に
当国一宮にして従上代
朝廷之御尊敬他社不混祭祀之御厳重成事者国史令義
解延喜式を始諸家之旧記顕然に御座候得共逐一贅せす
御鎮座之儀者年紀遼邈にして其相伝を詳にせす御造
営御修理之儀者
崇神天皇七年被鴨宮造営
【左丁】
天武天皇白鳳年中被造営鴨社比御時茅葺を檜
皮葺に被毀候与申伝候其後
御代々御造営被為在殊に
後一条天皇長元九年四月十三日
勅して伊勢神宮に等しく造営年紀を被定廿一ヶ年
を式年としたまふ其後
御代々御造営御修理之年月省略仕候御祭之儀者
磯嶋金刺宮御宇天皇御代為天下安寧五穀豊饒四月
吉日乎撰ひ馬に鐘お付調錺御神楽東遊を奉らる是世に
所謂祭の始なりと社伝御座候臨時祭之起者
現代語訳
【右丁】
鴨皇大神宮 御鎮座 御由緒書
当皇大神宮のことは、天下を擁護する霊社として、その威光を四方に輝かせ、徳化を万国に施す尊い神であります。とりわけ当国の一宮であり、上代より朝廷の御尊敬を受け、他社と混同されることなく、祭祀が厳重に行われてきたことは、国史・令義解・延喜式をはじめ、諸家の旧記に明らかに記されておりますが、一々詳しく申し述べることはいたしません。
御鎮座の儀につきましては、年代が遠く遼遠であり、その相伝を詳らかにすることはできません。御造営・御修理の儀につきましては、崇神天皇七年に鴨宮が造営されました。
【左丁】
天武天皇の白鳳年中に鴨社が造営され、この御時に茅葺きを檜皮葺きに改められたと申し伝えております。その後、御代々に御造営が行われました。とりわけ、後一条天皇の長元九年四月十三日に、勅によって伊勢神宮に等しく造営の年紀を定められ、二十一ヶ年を式年となさいました。その後、御代々の御造営・御修理の年月は省略いたします。
御祭の儀につきましては、磯城瑞籬宮（いそのかみみずがきのみや）に御座した天皇の御代に、天下安寧・五穀豊饒のために、四月の吉日を選び、馬に鈴をつけ、調え飾りをして、御神楽・東遊びを奉ったのが、世に所謂「祭りの始まり」であると社伝に御座候。臨時祭の起こりは、
英語訳
[Right folio]
Document on the Origins of the Enshrinement of Kamo Grand Shrine (Kamo Kōdaijingū)
The Kamo Grand Shrine is a sacred shrine that protects all under heaven, radiating its divine majesty in all four directions and bestowing its benevolent influence upon all nations — a most venerable deity. In particular, as the chief shrine (ichinomiya) of this province, it has received the highest reverence of the Imperial Court since ancient times, and the strictness with which its rites have been conducted, unmixed with those of other shrines, is clearly attested in the national histories, the Ryō no Gige, the Engishiki, and various other old records of notable families, though we shall not enumerate these one by one.
Regarding the enshrinement itself: the date is so ancient and remote that its transmitted accounts cannot be given in full detail. As for the construction and repair of the shrine buildings, the Kamo Shrine was first constructed in the seventh year of Emperor Sujin's reign.
[Left folio]
During the Hakuhō era of Emperor Tenmu's reign, the Kamo Shrine was rebuilt, and it is transmitted that at this time the thatched roof (kayabuki) was replaced with a cypress-bark roof (hiwadabuki). Thereafter, successive generations of emperors undertook construction of the shrine. Most notably, on the thirteenth day of the Fourth Month in the ninth year of Chōgen (1036) during the reign of Emperor Go-Ichijō, an imperial edict was issued establishing a cycle of shrine reconstruction equivalent to that of the Ise Grand Shrine, designating twenty-one years as the shikinen (regular reconstruction) interval. The dates of subsequent generations of construction and repairs will be omitted here.
Regarding the shrine festivals: during the reign of the Emperor who resided at the Shikinoizagaki Palace (磯城瑞籬宮), in order to pray for peace throughout the realm and abundant harvests of the five grains, an auspicious day in the Fourth Month was chosen, horses were adorned with bells and ornamental trappings, and sacred music (kagura) and Azuma-asobi performances were offered. According to shrine tradition, this is what the world refers to as the origin of the festival (matsuri). As for the origin of the Extraordinary Festival (rinji-sai)...
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