Next, see what patterns are formed by the rice-grains as they lie on the water:—
- 1. 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).
- 2. If they take a square shape, a tray of offerings (anchak) is demanded.
- 3. 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:—
“Peace be with you, O Wheat,
You I wish to command, your co-operation I invoke
In ‘inspecting’ the sickness of So-and-so.
Break neither plighted faith nor solemn promise,
But inspect the sickness of this grandson of Adam,