Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 38
Sanskrit:
मुहूर्तार्धावशिष्टायां द्वादश्यां पारणं प्रति ।चिन्तयामास धर्मज्ञो द्विजैस्तद्धर्मसङ्कटे ॥ ३८ ॥
ITRANS:
muhūrtārdhāvaśiṣṭāyāṁdvādaśyāṁ pāraṇaṁ praticintayām āsa dharma-jñodvijais tad-dharma-saṅkaṭe
Translation:
In the meantime, only a muhūrta of the Dvādaśī day was left on which to break the fast. Consequently, it was imperative that the fast be broken immediately. In this dangerous situation, the King consulted learned brāhmaṇas.