Shloka 24
Matsya Purana — The Strategy to Defeat Tāraka: Pārvatī’s Birth
रुद्रास्त्रिशूलिनः सन्तो वदध्वं बहुशूलताम् भवन्तः केन तत्क्षिप्तं तेजस्तु भवतामपि //
rudrāstriśūlinaḥ santo vadadhvaṃ bahuśūlatām bhavantaḥ kena tatkṣiptaṃ tejastu bhavatāmapi //
“You who bear Rudra’s power and are armed with tridents—declare to me the truth about this ‘many-trident’ force. By whom was that blazing energy hurled—an energy that even belongs to you?”
FAQs
This verse is not about Pralaya; it focuses on identifying the source of a sudden, weapon-like surge of “tejas” (divine energy) associated with Rudra’s trident-bearing forces.
Indirectly, it models dharmic inquiry: when destructive power appears, one must investigate its source and legitimacy rather than act blindly—an ethical stance relevant to rulers responsible for controlling violence and enforcing order.
No Vastu or temple-architecture rule is stated here; the ritual takeaway is conceptual—“tejas” and Rudra’s weapon symbolism often frame protective rites and the theology of divine armaments, but this shloka itself is a direct inquiry in a conflict context.