In order to soothe the anger of Watatsumi, Oto Tachibana Hime prayed: 'I will sacrifice myself for my husband, Prince Yamatotakeru, by drowning myself in the sea. I beg you to protect his expedition to the east.'
海神の怒りを解くため、弟橘媛は「私は夫である皇子の身に替わって海に入水します。どうぞ皇子の東征を護らせ給え」と念じた。