118
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 9, Ch. 4]
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.
TEXTS 39-40
ब्राह्मणातिक्रमे दोषो द्वादश्यां यदपारणे । यत् कृत्वा साधु मे भूयादधर्मो वा न मां स्पृशेत् ॥३९॥ अम्भसा केवलेनाथ करिष्ये व्रतपारणम् । आहुरभ्यक्षणं विप्रा ह्यशितं नाशितं च तत् ॥४०॥
brāhmaṇātikrame doṣo dvādaśyām yad apāraṇe yat kṛtvā sādhu me bhūyād adharmo vā na mām spṛśet
ambhasā kevalenātha kariṣye vrata-pāraṇam āhur ab-bhakṣaṇam viprā hy aśitam nāśitam ca tat
brāhmaṇa-atikrame —in surpassing the rules of respect to the  brāhmaṇas ;  doṣaḥ —there is a fault;  dvādaśyām —on the Dvādaśī day;  yat —because;  apāraṇe —in not breaking the fast in due time;  yat kṛtvā —after doing which action;  sādhu —what is auspicious;  me —unto me;  bhūyāt —may so become;  adharmaḥ —what is irreligious;  vā —either;  na —not;  mām —unto me;  spṛśet —may touch;  ambhasā —by water;  kevalena —only;  atha —therefore;  kariṣye —I shall execute;  vrata-pāraṇam —the completion of the vow;  āhuḥ —said;  ap-bhakṣaṇam —drinking water;  viprāḥ —O  brāhmaṇas ;  hi —indeed;  aśitam —eating;  na aśitam ca —as well as not eating;  tat —such an action.
TRANSLATION
The King said: “To transgress the laws of respectful behavior toward the brāhmaṇas is certainly a great offense. On the other