ĀpŚS, 7, 18, 14.1 atha madhyaṃ yata āchyati tad ubhayato lohitenāṅktvā rakṣasāṃ bhāgo 'sīty uttaram aparam avāntaradeśaṃ nirasyāthainat savyena padābhitiṣṭhatīdam ahaṃ rakṣo 'vabādha idam ahaṃ rakṣo 'dhamaṃ tamo nayāmīti //