obara kana

Obara Kana and Obara Okanran is Odu number 113 in the Lordly Order of Ifa. On here orunmila This sign refers to the importance of the Orisha Shango in the life of the person to whom it was revealed. It is recommended to pay close attention to this deity and to offer the sacrifice of a ram. Obara Kana teaches that destiny is determined by character. Those who act impulsively lose; those who breathe, listen to advice, and make sacrifices overcome trials. This odu can elevate or lead astray, depending on how the mind is managed and how the Orishas are honored.

General analysis of Obara Kana

Obara Kana is an odu that warns against acting impulsively. Here, the mind becomes agitated, emotional stability is shattered, and a person may lose opportunities, relationships, or even children due to impulsive decisions. This is the sign where whims destroy, where disobedience opens paths to conflict, and where bad company can lead to ruin.

The teaching stems from the metaphor of "blind mother's love": when the heart dominates the understanding, one justifies what should be corrected. Obara Kana invites us to stop, think, and perform ebó before moving forward, because fortune changes abruptly if one's character is not kept under control.

Economic aspects

Financially, this sign indicates impulsive losses, worrisome debts, and work conflicts stemming from hasty decisions. The person tends to trust the wrong people or spends without considering the consequences. Everything is put to the test here: skills, patience, and character.
The key to prospering is to act strategically, consult before deciding, and heed Eshu so that he does not close the paths.

Health aspects

Obara Kana speaks of imbalances that can manifest as confusion, anxiety, impulsive reactions, or sudden illnesses. The metaphor of Shangó blindfolded reflects the lack of mental clarity that can lead to accidents or serious mistakes.
When health is affected, Ifá calls for immediate ebó and attention to Egun, Shangó and Oyá to cut off any shadow of illness or spiritual punishment.

Religious aspects

This odu demands spiritual discipline. Here, food is offered to the alley to ward off misfortunes; yam should never be missing in Ifá; and Shangó receives a tambourine to defeat enemies. Oyá requests two hens from the cemetery to prevent deaths and disturbances.

Obara Kana is sensitive: a poorly performed sacrifice can bring legal problems or sudden conflicts. It also forbids eating sugarcane, reminding us that what seems sweet can end in bitterness.

Personal relationships (love)

In love, this sign shows emotional instability. The person doesn't always know what they want and reacts impulsively, leading to arguments or breakups. Jealousy, pride, and capriciousness can destroy a relationship if left unchecked.
Ifá warns of emotional losses caused by others or by decisions made in moments of confusion. One's romantic life improves when they learn to choose their relationships more wisely and remain calm before acting.

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General Description of the Odu Obara Okana

Names or Aliases:

• Obarana Kana.
• Obar Okanran.
• Obara Karan. 
• Obara Okana.

In the odu Obara Kana is born:

• That mother's love is blind.
• Talk about disobedience.
• For the money, Orúnmila's son was lost.
• Obara Okana speaks of madness.
• Everyone's skills were tested.
• Eshu-Elegba searched for the porters.
• You have to feed the alley.
• If the one you are looking at is white, you can bring him justice.
• This Ifá indicates mortality in the city due to a natural phenomenon.
• The person does not know what he wants or what he is going to do.

What is the Obara Kana sign talking about?

• Children can be lost to the diabolical machinations of humanity.
• You cannot eat cane.
• Talk about problems at work.
• Shango is played tambourine.
• It is an Ifá of curses.
• Caprice is everyone's downfall.
• Oyá is given two chickens and is taken to the cemetery.
• Obara Kana speaks of the doom of death and disease.
• You have to attend to SHANGO and give him a ram.
• When seen in Untefa, the Alawo gives a ram to the godfather's Shango. 
• When he goes out in Awafakan, he looks good to do Ifa.
• A person from the government can look very serious.

You can read: Ifa Okana Bara sign

Recommendations of the Obara Kana sign:

Obara Kana Sayings:

• Caprice is everyone's downfall.
• Death by treason.
• By diabolical machinations of humanity, I lost my son.
• I had to sacrifice to obtain honor and respect.
• If one suddenly faces danger, the mouth will be speechless.

Ifa code of ethics of the odu Obara Okana:

The Awó must know who he is with because bad company can cause him problems.

Obara Okana bans:

You can read: Treaty of the Odu Okana Sode

Says Ifa Obara Kana:

When Obara Kana appears in an ordinary record, the person is warned to make sacrifice to avoid the loss of their children to the diabolical machinations of humanity.

When this Odu appears in an ordinary record the person must make sacrifice as people will not hesitate to beat him or kill him and avoid the loss of children.

When the Odu Obara Okana appears in divination, the person should be told to sacrifice: a rooster, a hen and a dove to Egun, for their prosperity, honor and respect.

When this Odu appears in IGBODU, the person must immediately receive the Eshu and Ogun from that Odu.

In an ordinary search, the person must be told that they are not walking on the right path. That he must have his own Ifá, Ogún and Eshu, but first he must give a goat to Eshu and a dog to Ogún. He will also sacrifice ShanKpana (San Lázaro or Azojuano), a rooster and cooked corn.

When this sign of Ifa comes out in ordinary divination, the person should be told to sacrifice, to avoid the displeasure of another person.

Prayer of the Odu Obara Okana:

OBARA KANA LODAFUN ORUNMILA ENI PATO KI KODAPA ESHU IFA ELEGBA LATEMI
ATELE AWO ATI IWE ESE NITASI ADIFAFUN OBARA NIREGUN AMBATALE YOLE IBENEKU OSUN ISHU, AWADO, AKUKO. IFA KAFEREFUN SHANGO ATI OYA.

Suggest:

OYO INLE KAYE SHANGO OMO ORISHA AGBA KILE SHANGO YEKUN.

Obara Okana's Ebbo:

Work to win a tough war.

A different colored reguilete is prepared, presented to Oyá and given two carmelite hens, along with the reguiletes. These are then hung in different places in the house, where they are beaten by the air.

Herbs (Ewe) of the Odu Obara Kana:

Remove the curse, dead scare, purple basil.

You can read: Ifa Oyekun Pakioshe sign

Patakie of the sign Obara Okana (Okanran):

The divination that he made before leaving Heaven.

URUKE MI LAWO LIGONRIN, OROKE MI LAWO LETURUYE, were the two Awoses who made divination for Orúnmila before he left Heaven. He was advised to make sacrifices against the danger of misfortune (Amubo in Yoruba and Osobo no ma sunu in Benin). He was told to serve Eshu with a goat, IFA with a goat, and Ogún with a dog. He made all the sacrifices before settling in the World. His Guardian Angel persuaded Ogún to accompany him
and he agreed.

When he arrived on Earth, he forgot that his prosperity was closely dependent on Ogun's cooperation. Things were not going well with him. Although he was practicing the Ifa priesthood, he was neither recognized nor prosperous. He had a dream in which his Guardian Angel asked him why he had forgotten about Ogun and Eshu. The next morning, he consulted his OKEKPONRIN and was advised to serve Eshu with a goat, Ogún with a dog, and Ifá with a goat. He was to use the goat to wash the stigma of bad luck from the Eshu altar. He made all the sacrifices without delay.

He was commissioned to make an ornamental bronze scimitar and crown for his Ifá.

Soon events were to bring him into close contact with the King (Obá). There was an outbreak of measles in the town caused by Eshu that was causing high infant mortality.

The most popular Awoses were invited, but they could not stop the spread of the epidemic. One night, he had a dream in which Eshu told him to find an Awó named OBARA KANA, because he was the only one capable of stopping the measles epidemic.

The next morning, the King sent his royal messengers to search the village and find an Awó named OBARA KANRAN. Around noon he was located. He was summoned to be followed to the palace, to which he agreed without scruples of conscience. When he arrived at the palace, the King told him to make divination to find out what had to be done to stop the measles epidemic. At the next divination the King was told that he had to buy a three-year-old goat and
sacrifice it to Eshu on the spot. He added that the calamity occurred because the King had not realized
the festival in honor of Ogún of that year.

He recommended that Ogún should be served with a dog, a rooster, a jicotea, a snail, a yam and a pumpkin and palm wine. He further revealed that the Shankpana altar at the main entrance of the village had been forgotten and that it was to be served with a rooster and roasted corn. The sacrifices were carried out without delay.

Three days passed without a new case of measles or the death of another child being reported.

Before the seven days were reached, the epidemic had subsided, and the King compensated OBARA-KANRAN profusely. He was given a noble title and made head of the royal diviners. The King had a suitable house built for him. Finally he saw himself in prosperity and considered an eminent.

When this Odu appears in IGBODU, the person must immediately receive the Eshu and the Ogun of that Obara Kana sign. In an ordinary search, the person must be told that they are not walking on the right path. That he must have his own Ifá, Ogún and Eshu, but first he must give a goat to Eshu and a dog to Ogún. Note: Shankpana is San Lázaro or Azojuano.

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Obara Kana Ifa Traditional

ÒBÀRÀ ÒKÀNRÀN

Òbàrà Òkànran
Bí Babaláwo ba gbófá
Bí ò bá gbófá
E jé á fÒbàrà Òkànràn lò ó wò
Òbàrà kànhìn kànhìn Awo ile Òrúnmìlà
Díá fún Òrúnmìlà
Níjó tí n be láàrin Òtá
Wón ní kÍfá or rubo
Òrúnmìlà bá rbo
Wón ni bíi idán nor ogún or sèé
Òrúnmìlà bá ru Ewúré
Ó sì ru odán tí ón kùn léfun àti osùn
Wón fun Ewúré
Ewúré bá ha ha ha
Ni ón bá fi rubo fún Òrúnmìlà
Òrúnmìlà bá ségun bíi idán
N ní wá n jó n ní n yò
Ní n yin àwon Babaláwo
Àwon Babaláwo è n yin Ifá
Ó ní béè làwon Babaláwo tòún wí
Òbàrà Òkànran
Bí Babaláwo ba gbófá
Bí ò bá gbófá
E jé á fÒbàrà Òkànràn lò ó wò
Òbàrà kànhìn kànhìn Awo ile Òrúnmìlà
Díá fún Òrúnmìlà
Níjó tí n be láàrin Òtá
Ebo n won ni or se
Òrúnmìlà gbébo nbè
Ó rubo
Riru ebo
Èèrù àtùkèsù
E wáá bá ni ni àrúségun
Àwá ségun nígbà yí ò
Bye odán
Bí idán la seggun.

Ifá advises this person to offer sacrifice, so that Ifá helps him overcome his enemies. The sacrifice is made with Odán grass and a goat. Odan herbs should be poured with camwood and native chalk. The grass should be fed to the goat. After the goat tastes the herb, the rest must be used as a sacrifice so that he can overcome his enemies like magic. The skin of the slaughtered goat will be removed and used to make a drum for the person to play daily.

Òbàrà Òkànran
If a Babaláwo learns
Or do not learn Ifá
Let's put it to the test with Òbàrà Òkànràn
Òbàrà kànhìn kànhìn, is the priest of the house of Òrúnmìlà
He prophesied Ifá for Òrúnmìlà
The day he was in the midst of his enemies
He was advised to offer sacrifice
Òrúnmìlà made the sacrifice
They assured him that he would surpass his enemies like magic
Òrúnmìlà offered a goat
And he also sacrificed Odan leaves poured with native chalk and camwood
The leaves were given to the goat
And the goat ate of it
The priest used the rest for the sacrifice for Òrúnmìlà
He then overcame them like magic
He began to dance and rejoice
He praised his Babaláwos
Their Babaláwos praised Ifá
He said it was exactly what his Babaláwos had said
Òbàrà Òkànran
If a Babaláwo learns
Or do not learn Ifá
Let's put it to the test with Òbàrà Òkànràn
Òbàrà kànhìn kànhìn, is the priest of the house of Òrúnmìlà
He prophesied Ifá for Òrúnmìlà
The day he was in the midst of his enemies
He was advised to offer sacrifice
Òbàrà Òkànran
If a Babaláwo learns
Or do not learn Ifá
Let's put it to the test with Òbàrà Òkànràn
Òbàrà kànhìn kànhìn, is the priest of the house of Òrúnmìlà
He prophesied Ifá for Òrúnmìlà
The day he was in the midst of his enemies
Òrúnmìlà heard about the sacrifice
And he did
Offering sacrifices
And giving his part to Èsù
Come and see us victorious
From this moment on we win
Like Odán
We have won like magic.

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