Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 19
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 protège à la première veille du jour ; que Vāmadeva me garde à midi. Que Tryambaka me protège à la troisième veille ; et que Vṛṣadhvaja me préserve à la veille finale du jour.
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.
FAQs
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.