Markandeya Purana — Adhyaya 78, 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 ||
Ang mga bahagi ng yaong ningning ay hinati—labinlimang bahagi ni Tvaṣṭṛ. Sa pamamagitan nito, hinubog ng dakilang-loob na Tvaṣṭṛ ang trisula (śūla) para kay Śarva (Śiva).
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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.