たゆみなく心をかくる弥陀仏
人やりならぬ誓ひたがふな
人やりならぬ誓ひたがふな
- Roma-ji
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Tayumi naku kokoro o kakuru Mida hotoke hitoyari naranu chikai tagau na
- English Translation
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Never slackening
I set my heart upon you,
Amida Buddha,
the vow that none forced on you,
do not go against that vow
- Meaning
- O Amida Buddha, on whom I set my heart without ever slackening, do not break the vow you made of your own free will.
- Commentary
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Book Ten Miscellaneous Poems II 646
O Amida Buddha, on whom the poet sets the heart without ever slackening, do not break the vow to save all beings that you made of your own will, not compelled by anyone. Relying on the original vow Amida made himself, and calling to him intimately to save without fail, the poem expresses an earnest wish for rebirth in the Pure Land.
Against omoitayumite in 641 in this book, this poem opens with tayumi naku and sings of a heart that strives on the Buddhist path.
First line, 'tayumi naku', means without slackening. It contrasts with omoitayumite in the second line of 641 in this book.
Second line, 'kokoro o kakuru', means on whom I set my heart, the attributive modifying Mida hotoke in the third line.
Third line, 'Mida hotoke', means Amida Buddha, an address.
Fourth line, 'hitoyari naranu', means not compelled by others, saying that Amida made the vow of his own accord.
Final line, 'chikai tagau na', means do not go against the vow, closing with the particle na of prohibition.
- Source
- Kinyo Wakashu
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