The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ki osi rubo ntori omo
Ki nkan ti oba so fun ifa
Ki ole mon rine
Ki o si rubo ola pelu omo nbe
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Olobara bobo bob
Adifafun ogongo
Ti n sa wo lo si
Isale akitan tin lola
Bawon gbofa ola tontomo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Eyele funfun merin
- Agbebo adie toti pamori merin
- Epo ati
- Eko
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ifa ba sofun toripe gbogbo
Nkan ti ifa ba so fun pata
Niyio se
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifafun orunmila
Baba obi tifase lomo
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Akuko adie meji
- Pelu epo
- Eko
- Kosi fi agbebo adie kan
- Bo ifa re ki ifale gbo
- Gbogbo nkan ti obasa opata
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ntori omo
Ifa sini ibi ti elleyi otifi
Olomo
Ifa pe ibi egbin ati
Iwosi ni yio ti olomo
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Babalawo ekolo
Adifafun ekoklo
Igbati asunkun omo
Lo si isale abata
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Agbebio adie meji
- Pelu eyele meji
- Epo ati eko
- Lebo re.
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Otapa yi po ile kosi gbon
Gbogbo lere jade patapata
Ntori gbogbo ajogun buruku
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Arun oyo
Adifafun won ni idomun
Niniti won ti ntan ina roro
Le iku, arun, oto gbogbo ajogun lo
ISEGUN
Eni ti o fi sun ati idoti inu ile re
Yio fi gun ose pelu eeru alamon
Yo te ifa obaragbogbe yio se adure si dada
Yio mon fi we ni ojojumon
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Akuko adie meji
- Pelu pepeye meji
- Epo ati
- Eko
Explore Ifa
Obara Ogbe is one of the 256 sacred Odu Ifa — the corpus of divination verses that form the foundation of the Yoruba oracle system. Each Odu contains multiple Ese (verses) alongside their Ase (spiritual power), Ebo (sacrifice), and Alchemist formulas (alchemical remedies).
This Odu is also known as: Obara Bogbe. Understanding all its names helps in recognizing it across different Ifa lineages and traditions.
Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Obara Meji, Obara Oyeku, Obara Iwori, Obara Odi.
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