Just as Ninigi was descending from heaven during tensonkorin (the ceremonial descent to earth of the grandson of the sun goddess), along came a deity who was illuminating the entire area from Takamagahara all the way to Ashihara no nakatsukuni.
天孫降臨の際、ニニギが天降ろうとすると、高天原から葦原中国までを照らす神がいた。