However, he could not assume the position of Negi (Shinto priest) in the Tadasu no yashiro Shrine, which he had aspired to, and gave up hoping for success in the Shinto priesthood.
望んでいた河合社（ただすのやしろ）の禰宜（ねぎ）の地位につくことが叶わず、神職としての出世の道を閉ざされた。