Durvāsā Muni had left the place of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa, and as long as he had not returned — for one complete year — the King had fasted, maintaining himself simply by drinking water.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
संवत्सरोऽत्यगात्तावद्यावता नागतो गतः । मुनिस्तद्दर्शनाकाङ्क्षो राजाब्भक्षो बभूव ह
saṃvatsaro'tyagāttāvadyāvatā nāgato gataḥ | munistaddarśanākāṅkṣo rājābbhakṣo babhūva ha
SB 9.5.23