Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 80
अर्धोदयसमः कालो न भूतो न भविष्यति । एवं महोदयः कालो धर्मकालः प्रकीर्तितः
ardhodayasamaḥ kālo na bhūto na bhaviṣyati | evaṃ mahodayaḥ kālo dharmakālaḥ prakīrtitaḥ
Un temps égal à l’Ardhodaya n’a jamais existé auparavant et n’existera plus. Ainsi, ce temps de Mahodaya est proclamé comme le temps suprême du dharma.
Skanda (deduced from Setukhaṇḍa Māhātmya narration context)
Tirtha: Setutīrtha (Setubandha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At Setu’s seashore tīrtha, pilgrims gather at dawn under a rare celestial conjunction; priests proclaim ‘Mahodaya’ as the supreme dharma-time while waves and conch-sounds frame the liminal horizon.
FAQs
Certain rare time-windows are exalted as uniquely powerful for dharma, and should be used for pilgrimage and meritorious acts.
Within this adhyāya’s context, the teaching is directed toward dharma at Rāmasetu.
To treat Mahodaya/Ardhodaya-like conjunctions as prime dharmakāla for religious acts.