ODI OBARA

IDIN-BARA

1. Ifa says that it foresees the Ire of honour and prestige for this
person. Ifa advises him/her to offer ebo with nine bundles of
switches, nine plates of moinmoin, nine plates of akara, nine
roosters, nine guinea-fowls and money. He/she also needs
to feed Egungun with moinmoin, akara, and rooster. Ifa
enjoins this person to consult Ifa and offer ebo before
embarking on any venture. Doing this will ensure that his/her
marvelous undertakings in life are not spoilt. On this, Ifa
says:

Idin baara awo Egungun

Dia fun Egungun
Egungun nloo jijo alaranbara labe odan
Ebo ni won ni ko waa se
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
Oni ye Egungun lode oni o
Ola la o mo bi yoo ti ri o
 Translation:
Idin baara the awo of Egungun
He cast Ifa for Egungun
When going to take marvelous dancing steps under the
banyan tree
He was advised to offer ebo
He complied
Today is befitting for the Egungun
It is what will happen tomorrow that we cannot predict

2. Ifa advises this person to offer ebo against loss. He/she

works hard but there is not much to show for it. Ifa likened
this person to Sango who works very hard to ensure that
there is constant rainfall all over the world but he had not
much to personally show for all his efforts. Ifa advises this
person to offer ebo with four roosters, four hens and money.

Agbanla ojo
Nii denu osooro kanle
Dia fun Laara-gaga
Ti ngbogun re Ilomi
 Ebo ni won ni ko waa se
O koti ogbonyin sebo
Gbogbo isowo ope
Eni gbebo nibe ko waa sebo

Translation:
Heavy rainfall
That is what digs holes in the ground
Ifa’s message for Laara-gaga, Sango
When going on military campaign to the land of Rainfall
He was advised to offer ebo
He refused to comply
All Ifa devotees
Let those advised to offer ebo do so accordingly

3. Ifa advises this person to offer ebo against exasperation and

danger. Ebo materials here are one matured he-goat and
money. he/she also needs to feed Esu with one rooster. On
this, Ifa says:

Idin o beeru ija

 O nloo yo ogbo
Dia fun Igara
Ti yoo loo gba Obinrin Iku
Ebo ni won ni ko waa se
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
Igara kii ba won ja
To fi nda won o

Translation:
Idin fears no confrontation
Before he went to arm himself with a club
Ifa’s message for Igara, Exasperation
When going to snatch the wife of death
He was advised to offer ebo
He complied
Exasperation does not challenge them to a fight
Before he overwhelm them

4. Ifa advises this person to offer ebo against the ailment that
does not normally make one bed-ridden but which gives
troubles nonetheless. Ebo materials: three roosters and
money. On this, Ifa says:
 Idin babadin
Idin babadin
Idin baarabaara leyin Odi Olodi
Dia fun eni ti yoo maa r’arun ooro
Ebo ni won ni ko waa se
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
Ko pe, ko jinna
E waa ba’ni l’aruuse ogun

Idin babadin
Idin babadin
Idin baarabaara leyin Odi Olodi
Ifa’s message for the person suffering from silent
ailment
He was advised to offer ebo
He complied
Befor long, not too far
Join us in the midst of victory

5. Ifa says that is foresees the ire of victory for this person. Ifa
says that his/her colleagues will give him/her social distance
but they will later return to bow for him/her in total
submission. Ifa advises him/her to offer ebo with three
roosters and money. He/she also needs to feed Sango with
one rooster.
Ogboogba laa da oka sebe
Bo ba hu lebe tan
Rogbo nii fii yori ju raa won lo
Dia fun Ejidinlogun Isokun
Ti won o ya okan nu
Ti yoo d’oba le won lowo
Ebo ni won ni ko waa se
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
Nje talo nperi Oba
Too, emi o perii re Alado

Translation:
Equally do we plant grains
But when they germinate
They will develop more than one another
Ifa’s message for the Ejidinlogun Isokun, Sango
When he was set aside
And he would eventually become king over them
He was advised to offer ebo
He complied
 Now, who is speaking evil against the Oba?
Never! I speak no evil against you, Alado

6. Ifa says that it foresees the Ire of accomplishment for this

person. ifa assures him/her that all his/her Ire are with Ifa
and they will be handed over to him/her with ease. Ifa
advises this person to offer ebo with three pigeons, three
guinea-fowls and money. He/she also needs to feed Ifa with
one hen. On this, Ifa says:

A-sa laga
A-rin laga
Onran ni o ran’kun aga
Agbalagba obinrin ni o sare yagayaga ninu ekan
Dia fun Orunmila
To loun o so igbo Oniwoowootiwo dile
O loun o so oke amuro doja
O loun o so gbogbo awon ogan wonyi di igboro
Ebo ni won ni ko waa se
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
O so igbo oniwoowootiwo dile
O so oke amuro doja
O so gbogbo awon ogan wonyi digboro
O wa pade awon Imole lona
Esu ni eni ti e pade nni
Ise to se o ye ki e maa fi yin-in ni o
O ni gbogob re lo le se
Joko, jelede
Gbogbo re lo le se o
Alaba ola
Gbogbo re lo le se o

Translation:
A-sa laga
A-rin laga
Onran ni o ran’kun aga
Agbalagba obinrin ni o sare yagayaga ninu ekan
Ifa’s message for Orunmila
When he declared that he would convert deep forest
into a residential site
He would convert inaccessible hills into market-place
He would turn all these wildernesses into cities
 He was advised to offer ebo
He complied
He then converted deep forest into a residential site
And converted inaccessible hills into market-place
He also turned all these wildernesses into cities
He then met the Imole on the way
Esu declared that the person that you just met
You need to praise him for all the work he had
performed
They said you are capable of doing all things
Consumer of dogs and pigs
You are capable of doing all things
Owner of the barn of prosperity
You are capable of doing all things

7. Ifa says that it foresees the Ire of longevity for this person.
He/she will live long on earth. Ifa advises this person to offer
ebo with three roosters, the garment that he/she procured
the previous year, and money. On this, Ifa says:
Saa eriki
Erikii saa
Orogbodo oka lo too ya won o yaa
O ni t won o bay a oun
Oun o ya’ra oun
Dia fun Oworu baale ejo
Igbati nraye e re lainiiku
Ebo ni won ni ko waa se
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
Kaka kiku o poworu
A boso esin sile

Translation:
Saa eriki
Erikii saa
The grains are matured enough to be harvested, but
they were not harvested
They say that if they were not harvested, they will
harvest themselves
Ifa’s message for Oworu, Python, the head of all
snakes
 When going to the world of longevity
He was advised to offer ebo
He complied
Instead for the Python to die
It will simply shed off the skin of the previous year

8. Ifa says that it foresees the Ire of victory for this person. Ifa
urges him/her to express his/her feelings on any issue in
order to gain recognition, respect and victory. Ebo materials:
three roosters and money.

Idin o beere ija ti nfi i yo’gbo

Dia fun Bembe
Ti ngbogun lo abebe eremi
Ebo ni won ni ko waa se
O gb’ebo, o ru’bo
Ko pe, ko jinna
E wa ba ni laruuse ogun

Translation:
Idin does not demand for a fight before arming himself
with a club
 Ifa’s message for the Bembe drum
When going to war by the river-side
He was advised to offer ebo
He complied
Before long, not too far
Join us in the midst of victory

AFFILIATED ORISA/IRUNMOLE OF IDIN OBARA

1. Aje- for financial success, leadership, progress and
elevation
2. Egungun- for ancestral support, progress, elevation and
victory
3. Sango- for victory over enemies, leadership, support and
overall wellbeing

TABOOS OF IDIN OBARA

1. Must never enter inside the rain- to avoid
unconsummated fortune and failure
 2. Must never engage in unethical conduct- to avoid public
odium, shame and guilty conscience
3. Must never eat, or kill maggots- to avoid the problem of
childbearing and stability

POSSIBLE PROFESSIONS OF IDIN OBARA

1. Ifa/Orisa priest/priestess
2. Pharmacist, herbalist, medical doctor and para-medical
worker

POSSIBLE NAMES OF IDIN OBARA

MALE
1. Ifadara- ifa performs wonders
FEMALE
1. Ifasola- ifa brings honour