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Odi Otrupon (Odi Batuto)

Orun Belekun Orun, the tears of the spirit who saves souls: from the other world they watch this one, and whoever cuts himself off from his family dies.

Odi Otrupon (Odi Batuto) is Odù number 72 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Odi family. This page brings together its prayer in Yoruba, 17 patakíes (3 with the full text), its proverbs, 12 ebbós and works and the signs it shows in the consultation; the detail of iré and osogbo, the eewó and the full recipes open with the Babalawo plan — that locked part is still written in Spanish.

The sign at a glance

Order in Ifá
Odù 72 of 256
Composition
Odi over Otrupon
Orishas that speak
Yemayá · Shangó · Orun (Orun Belekun Orun) · Yewa · Oshún · Olokun · Alosi (Abita) · Eshú Atasho

What Ifá says in this sign

Odi Batuto is the sign of Orun Belekun Orun — the tears of the great spirit who saves souls from the claws of Alosi — and of the drum of Yewa. Its theology is a loving watchfulness: from the other world they keep account of what is done in this one — nothing you do goes without a witness.

Its central command is a matter of blood: the family must be held together — whoever cuts himself off dies. This is the odu of the three brothers who, without a praying, would have died one after another within the year: the praying is done together or it does not work. See to your mother, respect your godfather and your godmother, and honor whoever raised you — if you were an orphan raised by a daughter of Yemayá, that debt is sacred.

«From the other world they keep account of this one — and whoever cuts himself off from his family dies alone.»The pulse of Odi Otrupon (Odi Batuto)

With illness, this odu does not play: when it speaks of someone gravely ill, it will take a miracle to save them — look after ulcers (their perforating was born here), anemia, the chest and anything that runs in the family, and follow your doctors' instructions to the letter. Disbelief — believing some days and not others — is a deadly luxury here: you have known for a long time that you have to make ebbó. Make it.

Runaway desire is your trap: the man of this odu wants every woman to be his — and he must take care that a woman does not get the better of him. Obsessing Eggun torment your thoughts with wickedness: bathe in the sea, pay Yemayá what you owe her, and strip yourself clean — the six shadows of Alosi have no power over whoever cleanses himself.

And the promise that crowns it: every spiritual burden you carry is coming to an end — you have already been through the worst of it. When this odu comes in iré, everything will be joy: there is a fortune waiting for you, and you will come across it through a Babalawo and through Olofin himself. Barrenness is settled here — as it was for Olugan, who made ebbó and conceived: the tears of Orun also know how to be tears of joy

The sign in one line

Bring the family together, respect whoever raised you and make the ebbó you have owed for years — the spiritual burdens of Odi Batuto are ending, and joy is coming in behind them.

The prayer of Odi Otrupon (Odi Batuto) · Yoruba

Odi Otrupon Yobolo apu oto ashikale shaye ashikale kile feleni owo kile feleni oto.

Súyere
Orun belekun orun lele egboti oju ode jigbo orun.

Ifá says — what Odi Otrupon (Odi Batuto) tells you

Proverbs of Odi Otrupon (Odi Batuto) · Òwe

12 proverb interpretations in this Odù, locked.Every proverb explained: which road it comes from and how it applies. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

Iré and Osogbo

6 iré and osogbo readings in this Odù, locked.The iré and osogbo of the sign, sorted by subject — health, money, love, death, loss… Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

What is born in Odi Otrupon (Odi Batuto) · Ìbí

What is forbidden · Eewó

5 eewó (taboos) in this Odù, locked.What the child of this sign must not eat, do or wear. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

Ebbós of Odi Otrupon (Odi Batuto) · The sacrifices that open the road

Pushing death awayOrun Belekun Orun against Alosi🔒 Babalawo
Pushing death awayPraying to Yemayá, and a bath in the sea🔒 Babalawo
HealthEbbó for barrenness🔒 Babalawo
HealthEbbó of Ondugbe against the illness of the backside🔒 Babalawo
LoveThe two bundles of guinea grass🔒 Babalawo
Beating enemiesThe loom against the invaders🔒 Babalawo
LossEbbó to come back from the journey🔒 Babalawo
MoneyTwo coconuts for Yemayá and Olokun🔒 Babalawo
8 ebbós in this Odù, locked.Each full recipe: ingredients, preparation and where it goes. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

Works of Odi Otrupon (Odi Batuto) · The workings of the sign

MoneyA foundation drum for Shangó🔒 Babalawo
HealthGuinea grass infusion🔒 Babalawo
HealthMahogany baths and floor washing🔒 Babalawo
Pushing death awayMidday paraldo🔒 Babalawo
4 works in this Odù, locked.Each full recipe: ingredients, preparation and where it goes. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →

Patakíes of Odi Otrupon (Odi Batuto) · The roads of the Odù

1When Yemayá raised Yobolo

Yemayá raised Yobolo and taught him the religion, but once he was a man he neglected her and cut himself off. He fell ill in his legs and his stomach and everything went backward; sorry for it, he went to Orunmila, who told him to pray to Yemayá so he could bathe in the sea and to give two roosters to Shangó.

Yobolo came into the world and Yemayá raised him until he was a man, teaching him everything she knew of the religion, in a religious household. But once he was grown, Yobolo did not see to Yemayá, who was always after him about how little he cared, and he paid no attention, until he cut himself off from her.

Some time later, Yobolo fell ill in his legs and his stomach, everything went badly backward for him and, with no one to help him, he remembered Orunmila. Orunmila saw this Odù for him and told him to make ebbó, take a rooster and a dove and pray to Yemayá so she would let him bathe in the sea and take the illness and the setbacks off him. Yobolo went to Yemayá, who told him off as he deserved for his disobedience, let him bathe in the sea and said: «In exchange, you have to give two roosters to Shangó so he finishes settling your troubles». That is why you must respect whoever raised you.

2Orun Belekun Orun against Alosi

King Awalu Kolu did not believe in the Eggun, and Alosi put him to bed to take his soul. His son, sworn in Orun, called Okoloshe Alapini (Orunmila), who with the ceremony of Orun Belekun Orun at the hours of the evil shadows made Alosi flee and saved the king.

In the land of Orun Akpadi, Alosi the Devil reigned, and Okoloshe Alapini (Orunmila) had set up the worship of the Eggun; only those sworn into his secret of Orun Belekun Orun were saved from Alosi's claws. King Awalu Kolu did not believe in the Eggun, and one day Alosi pressed him and put him to bed to take his soul. His son Orun Gbomba, sworn in Orun, called Okoloshe Alapini, who saw this Odù and foretold a great calamity.

They made the king an ebbó and made ready to swear him in Orun. In the room they saw the shape of Alosi at the foot of the bed; at six in the morning, at noon and at six in the evening, Okoloshe Alapini cleansed the king with figures and doves that he buried with roosters at the foot of the cardón plant, singing «Orun belekun orun» while the son sounded the voice of Orun. At the end they lifted him off the mat, gave him a mahogany staff and a fresh red snapper to the head with the Igba Egun Orun Belekun Orun; the power of Orun came into the king's head, and Alosi had to flee. Once he was saved, the king begged to be sworn into that power, and so the shadow of Eggun took hold over that land.

3When Yewa had Shangó blocked

Yewa was Shangó's wife, and he courted every woman he laid eyes on. Jealous of how he chased women, from her grave and with her great power she worked on him to keep him blocked in life.

On this road, Yewa was Shangó's wife, and he was forever courting every woman he laid eyes on, because he wanted them all.

Yewa, jealous and seeing how he chased women, from her grave and using her great power worked on him so Shangó would be blocked in life. That is why this Odù warns a man to take care that a woman does not get the better of him, and that wanting every woman ends up blocking his own luck.

4When men made no ebbó🔒 Babalawo
5When Olugan could not have children🔒 Babalawo
6Ondugbe's illness of the backside🔒 Babalawo
7The locomotive🔒 Babalawo
8The war of the male and the female parts🔒 Babalawo
9The town of Igana under threat of war🔒 Babalawo
10The trumpet at the ceremonies of government🔒 Babalawo
11The daughters who defiled Obatalá's house🔒 Babalawo
12Cruelty breeds cruelty🔒 Babalawo
13Putting yourself right is the wise man's way🔒 Babalawo
14The loves of Yobolo and Abuku Orun🔒 Babalawo
15The nine judgements of Orun🔒 Babalawo
16Those who wait for chances and those who go and take them🔒 Babalawo
17The push and the answer🔒 Babalawo
14 more patakíes in this Odù, locked.Read every road in full with the Babalawo plan. Written in Spanish for now.Unlock →
Before you subscribe: everything you read on this page is in English, but the locked part of the treatise — the full text of the other patakíes, the recipes for the ebbós and works, the iré and osogbo readings and the eewó — is still written in Spanish. We are translating it. · This page is also available in Spanish: See Odi Otrupon (Odi Batuto) in Spanish →

Frequently asked questions about Odi Otrupon (Odi Batuto)

What does the Odù Odi Otrupon (Odi Batuto) mean in Ifá?

Orun Belekun Orun, the tears of the spirit who saves souls: from the other world they watch this one, and whoever cuts himself off from his family dies.

What number is Odi Otrupon (Odi Batuto) among the 256 Odù of Ifá?

Odi Otrupon (Odi Batuto) is Odù number 72 of the 256 in Ifá, part of the Odi family.

Which orishas speak in Odi Otrupon (Odi Batuto)?

In the Odù Odi Otrupon (Odi Batuto) these orishas speak: Yemayá, Shangó, Orun (Orun Belekun Orun), Yewa, Oshún, Olokun, Alosi (Abita), Eshú Atasho.

What is a proverb of the Odù Odi Otrupon (Odi Batuto)?

One of the proverbs of Odi Otrupon (Odi Batuto) says: «From the other world they keep account of what we do in this one.».

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