The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Leleyiwa
Pe Korubo
Kole baa segun awon ota re.
Keleyi orubo
yio segun ota
awon ota eleyi
yio man sa kiri
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifa fun durowoju
Igba tin be laarin ota
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko
- Obi merin
- Agbado
- Owo.
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Eeru oju aro
- Omin gbigbonan
- Owo.
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Ota nan obi ju
eleyi lo keleyi orubo
yio segun ota nan
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Orin kanran
Adifa fun eegun
abufun eeru
ebo wonin wonin won ose
eegun nin be leyin tin tub o
eropo ero ofa ebanin laru segun
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Owo.
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
fun eleyi lopolopo
oun yio da ilu fun eleyi
Ifa pere aje fun eleyii, pe korubo pe ire ajebo n bo fun eleyii
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifa fun onin
Sango omo abule sowo
igba tin fomin oju sogbere ire
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko
- Abo adire kan
- Agbado
- Owo.
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Eyele meji
- Owo.
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message
Keleyi orubo
ire aje fun eleyi
lenun ise re
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Babalawo aje lodifa fun Aje
Ajentoru bowa le aye
Ebo — Sacrifice (Etutu)
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Etu
- Owo.
- Epo
- Eko
- Agbado
- Owo.
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Ewe ela
Iyere efo
Ao lopo ao fije
Eja abori kanje
Lepo nin
Related Odu — Same Family & Pairs
Explore Ifa
Osa Obara 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: Ifa Osa Obara. Understanding all its names helps in recognizing it across different Ifa lineages and traditions.
Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Osa Meji, Osa Ogbe, Osa Oyeku, Osa Iwori.
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