The telling of the oath is described in the "Pararaton" (Book of Kings), an account on Javanese history that dates from the 15th or 16th century:"“Sira Gajah Mada pepatih amungkubumi tan ayun amukita palapa, sira Gajah Mada : Lamun huwus kalah nusantara Ingsun amukti palapa, lamun kalah ring Gurun, ring Seram, Tanjungpura, ring Haru, ring Pahang, Dompo, ring Bali, Sunda, Palembang, Temasek, samana ingsun amukti palapa “""Gajah Mada, the prime minister, said he will not taste any spice.