Shiva Purana

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निशांत्यायामोषा ज्ञेया यामार्धं संधिरुच्यते । तत्काले तु समुत्थाय विण्मूत्रे विसृजेद्द्विजः ९ ।

sanskrit

The last yāma (3 hours) of the night is called Uṣā and the latter half of it is sandhi (period of conjunction). A brahmin shall get up at that hour and answer the calls of nature.

english translation

nizAMtyAyAmoSA jJeyA yAmArdhaM saMdhirucyate | tatkAle tu samutthAya viNmUtre visRjeddvijaH 9 |

hk transliteration