Koko koso wa nori tokarekeru tokoro yo to kiku satori o mo etsuru kyō kana

こここそは法説かれける所よと
聞く悟りをも得つる今日かな

Roma-ji: Koko koso wa nori tokarekeru tokoro yo to kiku satori o mo etsuru kyō kana
English Translation: "Here, right here it was
that the Law was once expounded"—
so I have been told,
and today I have attained
the awakening of the ear.
Meaning: Hearing that this was the very place where the Law was preached, today I feel I have gained the enlightenment of those who hear the teaching.
Commentary: Miscellaneous Poems 1119

Headnote: "At a place called Tenbōrin Peak, worshipping at the stone said to be the seat where Śākyamuni preached"
At Tenbōrin Peak in Ōmine, Saigyō worshipped at a stone said to be the seat where the Buddha preached. Hearing that this was the very place where the Law was taught, he feels he has gained the enlightenment of one who hears it.
Tenbōrin means the turning of the wheel of the Law, the Buddha's preaching, and behind the poem lies the belief of mountain asceticism that saw the Ōmine range as Vulture Peak in India. The poet's emotion at standing in that place, as if hearing the Law himself, is simply expressed.

First line, “koko koso wa”: koko koso, "this very place."
Second line, “nori tokarekeru”: where the Law was preached; re is passive.
Third line, “tokoro yo to”: "that it is the place," what he was told.
Fourth line, “kiku satori o mo”: the enlightenment gained by hearing, echoing the awakening of those who listen to the Buddha.
Fifth line, “etsuru kyō kana”: kana is exclamatory, closing on wonder at this day.
Author: Saigyō
Source: Sankashu
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