And Prophet Khailir in whose charge is the Water,
I crave this water (lit. ‘exudation’) as a boon,
For the healing of So-and-so.”And observe these signs:—
- If the water is perfectly still it is a bad sign.
- If it is a little disturbed it is a good sign.
- If the rice floats in a line across the sun’s path (bĕrator mĕlintang
matahari) it is a fatal sign. - If you see a solitary grain travelling by itself (bĕrsiar) you may know the
sickness to be caused by the making of an image (buatan orang). - If the parched rice travels towards the right of the jar the patient will
recover quickly. - If it travels towards the left of the jar he will recover, but slowly.
- If, however, it floats right underneath the candle it is generally a fatal
sign.
Next, see what patterns are formed by the rice-grains as they lie on the water:—
- If they take the shape either of a boat or a crocodile, this means that the
spirit demands the launching of a spirit-boat (lanchang). - If they take a square shape, a tray of offerings (anchak) is demanded.
- If they take the shape of a house, a ‘state-hall’ (balei) is demanded.
Now take all kinds of fragrant flowers and shred them (buat bunga rampai), add
the shredded blossoms of four which are scentless (for instance, blossoms of the
sĕlaguri, pulut-pulut, bali-adap, and kĕdudok), mix them and throw them into
the jars, then plant in each jar the flower-spathe of an areca-palm (mayang
pinang). Throw into each a “jar-stone” (i.e. a dollar), and the jars will be ready.
You should then read the foregoing charms over each of them.
The extra jar which is filled with a sort of big nosegay (gumba) represents a
pleasure-garden (taman bunga), and is intended to attract the soul (sĕmangat) of
the sick man.
Now take parched rice and hold it over the incense (di-ganggang) saying:—