Ifa Chant for Acceptance of Supplication

Itadogun Ifa: Ki Awon orisa o gba ibo)

by Chief FAMA

Ifa, ti owo bo inu Odu re

Ifa, put-hand deep-inside Odu yours
[Orunmila, please, reach down inside your coded text-Ifa]
Ki o ko ire t'emi le mi ni owo
Must you pack ire mine on me in hand
[and give me my own blessings]
Tori, o pe titi ti mo ti nsawo
Because it long very and very I that doing-awo
[Because, I have been serving you consistently and consciously for a very long time]
Mo se awo titi, mo se awo de ile Elesin-Oyan
I do awo very, I do awo reach house owner-horse Oyan
[During this period of my service, I met with royalties (Kings)]
Mo se awo titi, mo se awo de ilu eyin Iwonran
I do awo very, I do awo reach town/country back Iworan
[During this period of my service, I travelled across-the-oceans-I travelled overseas]
Mo se awo titi, mo ree ba oloja pin owun ni ori ite
I do awo very, I do meet with owner-of-market divide talk in head-throne
[During this period of my service, I travelled, met with, and make far-reaching
decisions with Kings and the Powerful]
Ifa, sebi awo oloro ni mo fee se o
Ifa, it-is awo rich is I want do
[Ifa, I desire to be Awo with positive influence and wealth]
Emi o se awo otosi
Me not do awo poverty
[I do not wish for an Awo of bad influence]
Awo oloro ni mo fee se o
Awo rich is I want do
[Awo with positive influence, I desire to be]
Ifa, jowo, ki o ma ma ko owun enu ti emi (temi)
Ifa, please, must you not refuse voice mouth mine
[Odumare via Orunmila, please, do not refuse my pleas for IRE]
Orunmila, jowo, ki o ma ma ko owun enu ti emi (temi)
Orunmila, must you not refuse voice mouth that mine
[Odumare via Orunmila, please, do not refuse my requests for all IRE]
Tori, eja nla won kii ko owun onibu
 Because fish big they not refuse voice owner-vast-water
[Because, Odumare never refuses the requests of big aquatic animals]
Ìwerenjeje, won kii ko owun Oba Orisa (Obarisa), ati bee bee
Iwere-njeje, they not refuse voice King-Orisa, etc.
[Because of divine order, iwerenjeje herb is always sweet], etc.

Note: Even though this chant is truncated (it's beginning lines and most of its ending lines
having been cut off), it is still potent as is. Personalized prayer can be added starting from the
end of the last line.

Today is Itadogun Ifa. As usual, go before Ifa and make the necessary offerings. Also, to the
Iyalorisas and Babalorisas in the forum, go before the respective Orisas and make the
necessary offerings. Actually, today's offering before Ifa or the Orisas can be a family affair--
we can upgrade it to the level of a devotional service. We can choose to be as modest as
possible today being Itadogun Ifa; or, we can be as extravagant with our offerings as we
choose. Either way we choose to worship the Orisas today, we should be mindful of the Orisas'
code-of-conduct of respect to self and to others, responsibility to the Orisas, to self and to our
respective communities, and honesty of purpose.

We should go before Ifa with obi abata meji, orogbo meji, ataare mesan (9 seeds for male) or
meje (seven seeds for female), oti pupo (generous amount of oti), epo pupa pupo (generous
amount of epo pupa), eku meji, eja meji or obi adiye meji (two hen). Even though the
offerings to the Orisas defer to some extent, some of the central offerings can be given to the
Orisas today. The central offerings include obi abata, orogbo, oti, epo pupa, omi tutu, and
ataare. The exception is Sango who takes only orogbo; so, please, do not give obi abata to
Sango. Obatala takes obi ifin (white obi abata) and no oti and epo pupa. Osanyin takes ataare.
Esu accepts all the listed items. Ogun accepts all the items, too, but substitute omi tutu with
emu ope (palm wine) or oti.

The above partial chant from a verse of an Odu Ifa will be a potent back up to our individual
and collective prayers to Odumare today, the day of Itadogun Ifa. May Odumare, via the
Irunmoles, accept our supplications everyday and everything we take our pleas to the
Irunmoles. Ase. A ji ire ni oni o (we wake up with ire today-"Good Morning").

Chief FAMA
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