0% found this document useful (0 votes)
95 views4 pages

Opira

This document describes the history of Opira, an orisha from the Yoruba religion. It explains the origin of Opira in the land of Osha Kuaribbo and how Obatala saved him by taking him to Oshawo to consecrate him in the secrets of the orishas in order to save the land. It also includes information about ebbo, pataki, and rituals related to Opira.
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
0% found this document useful (0 votes)
95 views4 pages

Opira

This document describes the history of Opira, an orisha from the Yoruba religion. It explains the origin of Opira in the land of Osha Kuaribbo and how Obatala saved him by taking him to Oshawo to consecrate him in the secrets of the orishas in order to save the land. It also includes information about ebbo, pataki, and rituals related to Opira.
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd

Opira

According to data obtained from Mr. Mase Lobe on his Orishas Blog
Arts.

Opira.
0 (no snail looking up).
Opira–Osha Kuaribbo.
O.- Prayer.
Every day brings new challenges for those who strive for success.
Obatala calls upon Olokun, the child of the sea, to bless the riches of the earth in prosperity and good fortune.

The warmth of the sun embraces the child as the heart fills with joy.
Osha Alaya, ifa of the head, the great one, may your blessings always remain in the hands of God.

Your grandfather has returned from the farm.


O.- They speak: Eshu, Eggun, and Olokun.

Note.
You have to grab water from a cup and throw it upwards.
as if it were raining and then the snails get into it
for them to refresh and launch the snails again, since the
dead takes the action from the saint. The person must connect with the
Obbatala's necklace at the moment because it has a shadow of Eggun that
he is being pursued, he has to become a saint to improve his situation.
In a washbasin, it is refreshed with water, otí, efún, orí and is discarded.
water to the street and then the washing continues with the other saints and
in the end, the snails of the saint that he released are thrown again.
lyrics and you see the sign that emits and is noted. The person who comes with
this Odu in the Washbasin of the Orisha should not be placed Osha in the
I would like to present myself to him/her in the forehead.

O.- If it comes in Ita, it must receive Olokun because it will need this.
secret to live better.

O.- Ebbo.
Akuko, addie, eyele, malaguidi, mariwo, peregun, otani osha, dilogun
all the fabrics, 4 paintings of Osha, water container of the iguana (jar), rat
yes, corn, beer, fire, heart, a lot of money.

The first three Oloshas were: Akoda, Asheda, and Obara lokue.
Akoda settled in Ashedá and these together in Obara lokue, Akoda the first.
wine with grace from Olodumare, for he was like Olofin, consecrated to his
brother and to Shango (Obara Lokue).

O.- Pataki of Osha Kuaribo.


In the land of Osha Kuaríbbo where the world is in chaos, lived Obara Lokue, this was
a land where only Eggun and Olokun were worshipped, who were the ones that
they directed the people there and only the cult of the snail was read.
Obatala was very sad because he saw that the secrets of Osha were
they were losing and he didn't want that to happen, and every day Obatala
I was going to Olokun's house playing the agogó and singing.
The drum speaks today. The drum speaks, the drum of Osha.
So when he arrived at Olokun's house, he started to collect Ota from
all the Osha was given to Obara Lokue, who was the son of Shangó, because
he did believe in Osha, but he lacked the consecrations.
Then one day Obatala set out for the land of Osha bi oye,
where Oshawo lived, who was the son of Obatala and he saw Okana Yeku
he said to him:

Go back to the land of Osha Kuaríbbo to the place of evil and there to him
you put your necklace on Obaralokue and bring it to me to register it to see how
we save that land.
Obatala placed the necklace over Obaralokue who was sitting.
at his house and I sang to him:
Iñale bawa Orisha, iñale bawa wife, Iyafore, Iyafore, iñale bawa
osha
Then he took him before his secret and gave him Obi omi tutu, and he
set out with him to the land of Osha bi oye, to the house of Oshawo,
when they arrived, there were Asheda and Akoda, who were the children of Olofin and
he had sent this to Oshawo's house to help Obatala, then
they registered Obaralokue and told Obatala, we are going to consecrate to
Obaralokue, who is omo Shango, in all the great secrets of Osha,
to save that land.
But since he had been living on the land of Osha Kuaríbbo for so long.
The person has the shadow of Eggun over them and it needs to be separated.
Then they took peregun and told Obatala to put there Ota de bogbo
Osha above put the peregun and akodá gave Osun of moruro, of
a flood that would fall over the Ota of bogbo Osha and the periwinkle together
with Osun and they sang to her:
Osun child of the river, Osun the hand of Olodumare
Then they took away all the mariwo and wrapped the eyele in it.
mariwo and they sang to him:
Money is not enough, money is not enough, Father is okay, money. Not enough, death is not preferable.
arun a person, hello a person, ofo a person
And they took everything to an Arabba to bury it and prayed for him:
Obaralokue, child of Shango, Osha like the head of a crown
Osha, maybe this is my life, I will not die because of the sound of Oshawo.
Make it happen, the entire mood is set for the meeting.

Then they told Obatala, take Ota de bogbo Osha and peregun and
Take it to the land of Osha Kuaríbbo, to consecrate it, but first
We are going to perform ebbó to cleanse him/her. They took Odu Ara, akuko,
In the land of the wealthy, the river flows, the crops are abundant, the animals thrive, the people rejoice, the maize grows, the palm wine flows.

sugar, onion, various leaves, oil, butter, powdered, four cloths, and they put
a Odu ara en Opon and they sang to him:
Ebbo Olona, Osha is a, yet the river is Osha indeed
As they were breaking the signs, then they gave to Obatala,
oshinshin, Eku, eyá, he brought the cold water, and they took it with the ebbó to give it.
account to Oshun of the consecration that we will do for her and leave her offerings
I went to Ibu Losa, then they set out on the road where they were going.
singing
The sound of the drum is sweet like honey.
When they arrived at Ibbu Losa, they prayed to him:
The Oyeku symbol brings three traditional blessings.
Mafetian, Obaralokue, the god of the river Oshun is benevolent.
The spirit of the slain will not rest.
Then they put him in the River and while ebbómisi sang to him:
Oh child of the deity, you are the one we follow, the deity of our beloved wife.

And the shadow of Oshún covered Obaralokue and gave him a secret from the depths.
from the river. Then Obatala took him out of the river and sang to him.
"Ashe, the wife is blessed, ashe, the wife is blessed, Obaralokue Obatala, may it be so."

behold the wife


Then they set off on the road to the land of Osha Kuaríbbo under the sun.
ofo, while they were playing agogo and Obaralokue carried the iguana
(jug) with the water of Mother Losa, the power of Osha is given and it contains a heart.
singing:
God, God of the heavens, bring us life, God, God of the heavens, bring us life
When they arrived, they took away the iguana and took him to be consecrated, in
that land was waiting for him Lobini, when he arrived they covered him with
I knock on the door of Osha's secret, and as soon as I enter
Ashedá gave eyele to the feet and sang to them:
Irelekun Ashilerekun kofedun, Irelekun ashilerekun kofedun, Ire
The father cannot be without a shield.

Then they took him inside and took him to Atebo, where he
they waited for Ozain and washed his leri and sang to him:
Orisha signals the person who is a wife
And they put him inside the Atebo and told him:
Step in with the left foot
I will tell Osha.
After with the right
the head of Osha
And when he entered
There is no money
And they bathed him and consecrated him in the great secret of Osha, thus
land of Osha Kuaríbbo was saved and regained the secret of Osha.
Then all the people of that land wanted to have the secret,
but Ashedá and Akodá told Obatalá and Obaralokue that:
Since that land had the influence of Eggun, to all those who
they consecrated in Osha of that land, Osha would not go to the lerí, but
that it would be presented to him on the forehead and that is how the secret of Osha was revealed.

it is consecrated in that land of Obaralokue from today onwards.


Then Ashedá and Akodá said to him:
To keep luck for three months, one must do ebbosha.
meta, but the day before, you will bring, Akukó, inso of lerí and elese merin
from the Ounko of Elegba, 3 ears of corn, ash timbelera merin, ju-ju
of everything Osha is going to eat, four-color paint, malaguidi
meta, a charm made with the oldest clothes of the Iyawo and a jio-jio
(go inside the ebbó), Akuko is for fifeshu and is divided into four
different corners.
This is how luck will always remain with the Iyawó.

You might also like