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The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifafun olonjo
Tinbe laarin ota
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eko
Agbado
Opolopo owo.
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Kolee ran min
Adifafun oya
Tinbe laarin ota
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Korubo yio segun
Nintori ota rogbaka
Eleyi
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eko
Owo
Akuko die kan
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Osayelenku yelenku
Operin sinun igbo
Orin yelenku yelenku
Opa efon sodan
Adifufun wiwoloku
Tinsawo relu okeere
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Adifafun won ni Idende aderin
Nijo ire ajelewon silo
Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eko
Oyin
Agbado
Owo.
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Explore Ifa
Osa Oyeku 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 Oyeku, Osa Yeku. 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 Iwori, Osa Odi.
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