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Irete Obara

Odu Ifa — Sacred Verse of the Oracle
Aliases: Ifa Irete Obara
Odu Ifa BODE Oracle Sacred Pattern
This Odu represents the balance between wisdom and action.

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Odu Ifa Sacred Divination Pattern
Aliases: Ifa Irete Obara

The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray

1
Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Iretente Olobara man ba man
Adifa fun sonjia
Tin be larin ota
✦

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Keleyi orubo eleyi yio sib o egbere awon egbere ni oba segun keleyi osi ma maa safojudi ko man je pe ibe ni won o ti femu eleyi kosi maa ni iteriba fawon ti won julo

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
Ao fin ekuru bo egbe ati obi meji
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Irentegbe Olobara Man ba man
Adifa fun Ehoro
Tin sore aala
Igba tin be laarin ota
✦

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Keleyi orubo yio segun otare ko si bori orere kan ori ore re yio ba segun nitori awon ota n lepa eleyi lati pa sugbon ori orere ni yoo la ti pa ota ofi ni kaa.

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
Ao fi obi meji bori ore eleyi kan
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Irentete Olobara man ba man
Adifa fun orunmila
Baba ji baba orowo kan aayo na
✦

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Kileyi orubo aje n bo fun eleyi, keleyi osi fi opolopo ekuru fun ifa ati ori bo aje ati eyin sise won osi pe eleyi ni bi kan kotete je ipe ni tori ni be ni oti la

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Irentete Olobarta Man ba man
Adifa faje tii so mo olokun esin eepe
Igba ti n tode orun bo waye
✦

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Keleyi ofi ekuru bo aje aje nbo wa joko ti eleyi ni tori lati ode orun leleyi ti yan re aje wa saye ni tori ni bi tire aje eleyi yio de aye oni ridi eleyi

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo

Awure — Alchemist Formula

Yoruba

ISEGUN
Eku ASINRIN kan ati ejo egbo ifan ao jo po man odidi atare kana o man fi fo ko mu.

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Irete 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 Akose (alchemical remedies).

This Odu is also known as: Ifa Irete Obara. Understanding all its names helps in recognizing it across different Ifa lineages and traditions.

Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Irete Meji, Irete Ogbe, Irete Oyeku, Irete Iwori.

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