It is well known that Yoshimitsu began to be called 'SHINRA Saburo' after his father MINAMOTO no Yoriyoshi celebrated his third son Yoshimitsu's genpuku (celebrate one's coming of age) before this deity.
源頼義が三男の義光をこの神の前で元服させ、義光はそれ以来「新羅三郎」と呼ばれるようになったことはよく知られる。