And deprived of his senses through lust, he sleep secure. And the Rākşasa sometimes sleep nine, seven, ten, or eight months away. Of measureless might he has slept for nine months.
सुखं स्वपिति निश्चिन्तः कामोपहतचेतनः॥ नव सप्त दशाष्टौ च मासान्स्वपिति राक्षसः। मन्त्रं कृत्वा प्रसुप्तोऽयमितस्तु नवमेऽहनि॥