I do not mean to let you have my soul,

Let your soul come hither to mine.”

Here wave the end of your head-cloth (puncha detar) in the direction of the moon seven times every night for three successive nights. Then take the turban (detar) home and place it under your pillow (for the three nights). If you want to use it by day, burn incense, and say:—

“It is not a turban that I carry in my girdle but the soul of Somebody.”[263]

At sundown, when the sun is hovering on the brink of the horizon (matahari ayun tĕrmayun), chew betel, and spit out (sĕmborkan) the chewed leaf thrice. Then stand opposite the door, looking if possible towards the west, burn incense, and repeat this charm:—

“Nur Mani is your name,

Si Pancha Awalis my name;

By the grace of my using the prayer called ‘Kundang Maya Chinta Bĕrahi

Concentrate your thoughts on me,

Be enamoured of me,