諏す訪わ八はち幡まんも照しょう覧らんあれ

expression

may Takeminakata (Suwa) and Hachiman bear witness; samurai vow of truthfulness

Historical samurai oath invoking the deities of Suwa and Hachiman to witness the speaker's sincerity. Used in period contexts; not part of modern everyday speech.

See also: 建御名方神 · 八幡神 · 諏訪大明神

• 「諏す訪わ八はち幡まんも照しょう覧らんあれ、この約やく束そくは決けっして違たがえぬ」と武ぶ士しは誓ちかった。

  "May Suwa and Hachiman bear witness, I shall never break this promise," the samurai swore.