Shloka 17
Adhyaya 78 — Dhumralochana
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 ||
ആ തേജസ്സിന്റെ അംശങ്ങളെ ത്വഷ്ടാവ് പതിനഞ്ചായി വിഭജിച്ചു. അതുകൊണ്ട് മഹാത്മാവായ ത്വഷ്ടാവ് ശർവൻ (ശിവൻ) വേണ്ടി ശൂലം (ത്രിശൂലം) നിർമ്മിച്ചു.
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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.