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The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Orin rete
Orinrin rete rete
Wode ijebu
Adifa fun peepeye
Tinbe laarin ota
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Koruno yiori oore munbo
sugbon korubo ota
kiwon oman baada
oorere lonan
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eko
Agbado
Alabaun kan
Owo.
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Ikoko man yin so
Adifa fun baje
tin somo orisa gba owujin
igba tin be laarin ota
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
aarin ota lowa
kosibo orisa
orisa nin oba segun ota
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Oti
Obi
Epo
Eko
Agbado
Owo.
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Nin ose kan aasesi
Adifa fun omo enin kanjiya
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
iya tin je bo tipe tipe
asiko ire aje eleyi to
eleyi yio la
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eko
Agbado
Owo
Obi meji bo aase ati akuko adire kan
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifa fun kin somo
Tii soman oloro kan atijo tijo
Igba tin fomin oju sogbere ire
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
toti silo korubo
ire aje eleyi n pada bowa
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eko
Agbado
Owo.
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
ewe omo nin gede gede
opolopo irun oya
Afara oyin
odidi atare kan
Ao jopo oyin lao man fi lo
Related Odu — Same Family & Pairs
Explore Ifa
Osa Irete 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 Osa Irete. 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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