夛賀大明神 Taga Daimyōjin - Meaning?

[Bruce Pennington]

Hi guys! Got this translation from this blade, but still don't know what it means. Any help?

 

Thanks!

 

[SteveM]

It is a reference to this shrine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taga-taisha

The "Ta" written on the sword (夛) is a variant of the more common 多.

 

Edit: I see you got the same info on the other thread. The shrine bears the name of the deity, but the deity in this case seems to be a medieval fabrication, or in any event, it seems to be combination of Japan's two founding deities Izanagi and Izanami. And even here it looks like a very regional thing. I don't think you would find any Japanese praying to the god "Taga", although they may well know and wish to visit the Taga shrine. In the sword inscription I think it is meant to invoke the Taga shrine, and it's ancient position as a shrine to Japan's founding gods. In other words, its a kind of patriotic emblem/totem. 

[Bruce Pennington]

Steve, thanks! Your explanation makes sense. Thanks for the added info. Much appreciated.