Shloka 17
Adhyaya 78 — Hymn to Surya and the Distribution of Solar Splendour; Genealogy of Vaivasvata and Chaya’s Line
शातितास्तेजसो भागा ये त्वष्ट्रा दश पञ्च च ।
त्वष्ट्रैव तेन शर्वस्य कृतं शूलं महात्मना ॥
śātitās tejaso bhāgā ye tvaṣṭrā daśa pañca ca | tvaṣṭraiva tena śarvasya kṛtaṃ śūlaṃ mahātmanā ||
その光輝の分分は、トヴァシュトリ（Tvaṣṭṛ）によって十五分に分けられた。かくして大心のトヴァシュトリは、シャルヴァ（Śarva＝シヴァ）に与える三叉戟（śūla）を造り上げた。
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FAQs
Divine power is distributed into instruments of protection. The narrative implies that righteous force (astra/śastra) is legitimate when grounded in the supreme order and used to restore balance.
Carita: mythic account of the gods receiving weapons; also supports Sarga-like motifs where energies become concrete forms.
Weapons here are crystallized śakti. Śiva’s trident can be read as mastery over triads (three guṇas, three times, or three states), empowered by the supreme radiance.