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During the incantation, the lines spoken by the Gods are:

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/l1IZv.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/l1IZv.jpg)

We know that Ebisu did have a "pure heart". As the [Wikia article on
Ebisu](http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Ebisu) states:

> **He is also a truly kind God, as his desire to control and name Ayakashi
> and go to the underworld to retrieve the locution brush is because he
> believed if he did so he could relieve some of the strife and pain that
> Ayakashi cause and make the world a truly better place.** This is shown when
> he is reincarnated and talks to Yato, saying when he realized he existed he
> took in the atmosphere and immediately fell in love with the world and
> wanted to bring the world and humans happiness, with Yato stating that was
> his true inner character and the type of person he has always been and will
> be. This is once again stated in chapter 39 by Kunimi, who states that the
> master wanted to control Ayakashi to improve the world as he grew to
> understand that money alone cannot make humans happy.

* * *

I doubt that the lines spoken during the incantation don't hold any meaning
because they make perfect sense.

Is there any logical basis for his death being caused by the Pacification
Ring?


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Why was Ebisu killed by the Pacification Ring?


I have two theories to why Ebisu was killed by the Pacification Ring.

First is that the Ring is just a energy cannon that is meant to exterminate
the enemies of heaven. Therefore, it not only affects Ebisu but also those
around him. Quoting from the wikia,

> Pacification Ring, a form of punishment to destroy enemies of Heaven.
> [![Kofuku](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EQrN1.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EQrN1.jpg)
> [![Daikoku](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JoncZ.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JoncZ.png)
> [![Ebisu](https://i.stack.imgur.com/c7jex.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/c7jex.jpg)

Second, he was not 'pure of heart'. We can take the words the other gods said
to mean 'pure' by their standards and not Ebisu nor our standards. Therefore,
Ebisu, who has committed sins against heaven, is not 'pure' of heart,
according to the other gods, who cast the ring. This god here said that what
Ebisu did are taboos and we can infer that by the standard of the other gods,
Ebisu is not 'pure' of heart anymore.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9gzZw.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9gzZw.jpg)

> As Sigfried666 also mentioned, in the manga, Ebisu is killed by
> [Takemikazuchi](http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Takemikazuchi)'s
> [Kiun](http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Kiun). Therefore, the ring is an anime
> only event and may not have any logical justification.


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Those lines have no meaning, the gods were just so sure of Ebisu's sins that
they didn't expect the next shot to miss.


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After looking over the wording of the scene where he was killed, I believe
that those lines were true. It would miss if he'd have been pure of heart.
They DID miss. At least, when the lines were said while firing. Someone
willing to risk their life jumped in front of him and destroyed the shot,
which in a way solidified the fact that he was pure of heart, that someone who
barely knew him was willing to risk their life for his sake. The second shot
would have likely killed anyone, regardless of whether they were "pure of
heart" or not.


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