When his father Izanagi told Susano to rule the ocean, Susano cried and whined, saying that he wanted to go to Nenokuni (or Yomi, the land of the dead) where his mother Izanami was, and caused tremendous damage to heaven and earth.
父イザナギが海原を支配するようにスサノオに命じたところ、スサノオは母イザナミがいる根の国（黄泉の国）へ行きたいと泣き叫び、天地に甚大な被害を与えた。