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The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Purugudu loluya
Adifa faribi leje
Tii soko ariyaki
Igba ti n be laarin ota
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eko
Agbado
Akuko die kan
Owo
Eku eja abodie ao fi bo fa
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifa fun akin sowon
Omo orun ojo
Igba tin be laarin ota
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eko
Agbado
Owo
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifa fun opera
Ti n fomi oju sogbere aje suuru suuru
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eko
Agbado
Owo
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifa feegun
Ti n sawo rebi atoke doke
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eko
Agbado
Owo
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Eepo obo imin orun ewe egele eeru alaman ao jo po epo la o man fi la laaro laaro
Explore Ifa
Irete Okaran 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 Okanran. 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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