Verse 9

ययौ मासाष्टकं तस्य मग्नस्य सरसोऽम्भसि ।वासपङ्कजसंकोचमनाग्भग्नमुखच्छवेः

In plain words

Eight months passed for him, sunk in the waters of that lake, the sheen of his face a little dimmed -- like the closing of a lotus in its bed.