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Otura Ogunda

Odu Ifa — Sacred Verse of the Oracle
Aliases: Otua Ogunda
Odu Ifa BODE Oracle Sacred Pattern
This Odu emphasizes the need for thoughtful decision-making.

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Odu Ifa Sacred Divination Pattern
Aliases: Otua Ogunda

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

1
Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Otua rera beni o dera
Akoke rajo beni o bo
Ooto inu laje ku
Ooyo ni ojuiro lo
Adifafun ire wo sasa
Ti n gbogun rode orun
✦

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Ifa pere fun eni toda ifayi ki o rubo ni tori ogun ifani Ibi kan ni eleyi fe lo ki o rubo ifa ni o fe loda bo boa won kan nibi kan ko rubo kole ba se see fun

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Akuko adie
Eye Etu
Pepeye
Opolopo owo
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Otua rera beni odera
Akokerajo beni o bo
Ooto inulajeku
Oyoo ni oju ounje lo
Adifafun osupa rogodo
Ti o niyi kaye
✦

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Ifa pere fun eni toda ifa yi ki eleyi o rubo apesin ifa ni won nifi ojudi eleyi ifa ni yodi olopo eyan ifa ni awon kan tinro pin pe ko le ni lari ko rubo

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Eyele
Pepeye
Igbin
Opolopo owo
Aso funfun
Ori lopolopo
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Otua rera beni o dera
Ako ke rajo beni o bo
Ooto inu lajeku
Oyoo ni oju ounje lo
Adifafun molara monibi ebio ni alagboro dun
✦

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Ifa pere fun eni toda ifa yi ko rubo ki ire ole bato lo wo ifa ni ko si oluranlowo fun ko sisi eni tole foro lo ifani gbogbo oun ti dun oun ifa ni ko mo so fun pe oun osi ba gbo gbogbore

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Akuko adie
Eyele
Agbebo adie
Opolopo owo
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin

Ese — Yoruba Verse

Araa aara baba lawo ile
Lodifafun ile
Igba ti n be nirangun ota
✦

Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)

Ifa pere fun eni toda ifa yi ifa ni awon kan ba eleyi se ota korubo ko le ba segun won

Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)

Akuko adie
Agbebo adie
Eye Etu
Opolopo owo

Awure — Alchemist Formula

Yoruba

Ewe wawa ewe saworopepe ewe ikanjije ede pupa ao gun papomo ose dudu ti aba gun tan a o toju oruko kan a o pa si ose a o po gbogbo. Eje oruko yi mo ose a o fi ori oruko yi tele igba funfun toni omori a o wa ko ose le a o fi omo rirede a o ma fiwe laro laro.

Isegun / Akose — Victory Formula

Yoruba

Ewe Abo a o ja ti yopo dada a o wa jo pomo odidi atare kan ti aba ti jo tan a o ro sinu a to a o ma fi epo pupa lo ninu awo amo.

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Otura Ogunda 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: Otua Ogunda. Understanding all its names helps in recognizing it across different Ifa lineages and traditions.

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

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