महेश्वरः पातु दिनादियामे मां मध्ययामेऽवतु वामदेवः । त्रियंबकः पातु तृतीययामे वृषध्वजः पातु दिनांत्ययामे
maheśvaraḥ pātu dinādiyāme māṃ madhyayāme'vatu vāmadevaḥ | triyaṃbakaḥ pātu tṛtīyayāme vṛṣadhvajaḥ pātu dināṃtyayāme
Que Maheśvara me proteja en la primera vigilia del día; que Vāmadeva me guarde al mediodía. Que Tryambaka me proteja en la tercera vigilia; y que Vṛṣadhvaja me ampare en la última vigilia del día.
Unknown (Śiva-kavaca voice)
Scene: A four-panel temporal tableau: Maheśvara at dawn, Vāmadeva at midday, Tryambaka in the third watch, Vṛṣadhvaja at sunset—each with distinct sky colors and Śaiva emblems.
Śiva’s guardianship is invoked across time itself, teaching continual remembrance through the rhythms of the day.
No particular tīrtha is mentioned; the emphasis is on protection across the day’s yāmas.
Implied timed remembrance—mentally invoking Śiva’s names at different parts of the day.