惟神かんながら

adverb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

as a god; in a divine manner

Archaic adverbial or adjectival phrase used in classical Japanese, especially in Shinto contexts, to describe actions or states that are god-like or in accordance with divine will.

• 古こ事じ記きには「惟神かんながらの道みち」という表ひょう現げんが見みられる。

  In the Kojiki, the expression 'the way of the gods' can be found.

adverb, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

as in the age of the gods; in the ancient divine way

Refers to doing something in the manner of the mythical age of the gods; a highly literary and archaic concept tied to Shinto worldview.

• 惟神かんながらの昔むかしを偲しのぶ歌うたが万まん葉よう集しゅうに残のこっている。

  Poems recalling the ancient age of the gods remain in the Man'yōshū.