The Underwater Palace
Betatamba

“Why are you always missing if there is him?” ask me to Atmajaya.

“I just don't want to know that,”.

“Surely she can see you?”

“If he can't, there's no way he's staring at me constantly,” he said.

I felt a little curious and ventured to ask the person directly.

'Well, this guy came here, ' my mind.

“Bang. Can it not?” ask me to Iyan.

“Ask only. Want to ask what it is?”

“Abang see something not here?” my many.

“Means?” 

“Yes ... Rich see what creature that is?”

“Creature? There was a heck in front of the shop of hairy creatures,” he pointed at a cat in front of the store.

“Not it! Magical creature,” I whispered.

“Oooo ... There are many.”

“Emm ... But there's one other thing he's always watching you out of nowhere,” he said.

'Well ... It means the word Atmajaya if he can see, 'my mind.

“You can see too?” 

“Eh ... No Bang I just nanya anyway,” I said.

I continued my work until the end of working hours, as usual the rest of the bread and cakes will be distributed.

I took my bike until I got home.

“Assalamualaikum,” I said while opening the door.

“Walaikumsalam,” say people at home.

Apparently he's a guest, he's my uncle, exactly my mother's sister. I greeted him while kissing the back of his hand.

“Kayapa habar Uncle? Healthy with haja? (How's Uncle doing? Healthy, right?)” my spoken.

“Yes rich this pank well (Yes this way).”

“Why is your Uncle pian yellow? (Why is Uncle yellow?)”

“Because wisa bakas keep durian in the cottage, (because wisa runs out keeping durian in the cottage)”sutu

“Wisa? What is wisa bah? Can snake?” many confused. 

“Wisa is poison. Unseen toxins released by jinns or delicate creatures can also be there are people deliberately removing wisa through food, air, or water,” said abah.

“After me what is Jun's icicle? (What have you done Jun?)” ask Abah.

“I was last night given a pawn (cake) at a stall pas haratan (second) sanja yellow.”

“Ikam (you) eat it?” ask Abah.

“It turns out I eat, his name is rajaki (Indeed I eat, his name is windfall)” he said. 

“Then pang Uncle?” manya curious.

“Means I came here handak betatamba,”.

“Betatamba against whom? (Whose treatment?)”

“Nini Amah.”

Betatamba term for the name of traditional Banjar medicine, such as massage broken bones, sprains and others or it could also be for people affected by magic and others.

Abah went outside to call Nini Amah, while I changed clothes and made her drink.

Not long ago Amah came with my brother while carrying a medium-sized basket.

“What do you want?” ask nini Amah.

“Addresses, (Yes I am in fine language)” says.

“Rahmad no whisians (have) mat purun kah?” 

“There Ni, holdang ulun (wait for me) get.”

While waiting for abah, nini amah issued some musk pandan leaves, chilies, galangal and small pieces of ulin wood (iron wood). 

“Nah Maya is barred from a date (boiled briefly),” her request to me.

“Until porridge (boiling) is Ni?”

Nini Amah raised her head, I took a small pot and boiled everything given by the Nini Amah I was waiting for her to boil.

“Mun has brought you here Maya,” says nini Amah.

I brought a small pot containing the potion to the place nini Amah, while the middle abah set the position of the mat purun.

Seen uncle Junaidi was taking off his shirt and sitting on a slap (small stool with short legs made of wood). Abah surrounds uncle's body with purun mats. 

Previously I was told to put the small pot in front of uncle, and set the parchment (straw cloth) as the base, now the entire body of uncle is in the mat purun with a pot containing potions.

“Aya take more tapih bahalai (strip fabric) in the room,” said abah.

I went into my room and took some cloth and gave it to my brother. Abah quickly covered the top and with the cloth.

“On open only close it let the steam out,” pinta nini Amah. 

Nini Amah also asked for a glass of water, he recited a spell and blew the water once.

This is a batimung process, very similar to the sauna in SPA but in the traditional way typical of the Banjar tribe.

Abah said this is one way to treat people affected by wisa.

A few minutes passed, Nini Amah asked abah to open the cloth cover that was on top of uncle's head. When the mat was opened it looked like uncle's body was wet like a person who was bathing. 

Nini Amah told uncle to come out and wipe his sweat. The smell of pandan leaves mixed with laos was very pungent when the mat was opened.

Nini Amah offered the water she had recited the mantra, and the uncle drank it to the end.

“Insyaallah isuk wagas, (tomorrow cured)” said nini Amah.

Gaes don't forget his support huh.

Just seikhlasnya.

Thank you for continuing to faithfully read this story.

Looking forward to the next episode.