Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 48
तारकवाक्य-शक्रविष्णुवीरभद्रयुद्धवर्णनम् — Account of Tāraka’s declarations and the battle involving Śakra (Indra), Viṣṇu, and Vīrabhadra
तत्त्रिशूलप्रहारेण स पपात क्षितौ तदा । पतितोऽपि महातेजास्तारकः पुनरुत्थितः
tattriśūlaprahāreṇa sa papāta kṣitau tadā | patito'pi mahātejāstārakaḥ punarutthitaḥ
被那三叉戟一击刺中，他当时倒落于地。然而纵然倒下，具大炽盛威光的塔罗迦仍再度起身。
Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Vīrabhadra
FAQs
It portrays the persistence of asuric will: even after a divine strike, the ego-driven force rises again—signaling that inner bondage (pāśa) may reassert itself until it is fully uprooted by steadfast devotion and divine grace (Pati’s śakti).
The trident represents Shiva’s Saguna power acting in the world to subdue adharma. In Linga-worship, devotees seek that same Lord’s purifying force to pierce the threefold impurities and stabilize the mind in dharma and bhakti.
Contemplate the Triśūla as the Lord’s power over the three guṇas and repeat the Pañcākṣarī—“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”—to weaken recurring inner tendencies that ‘rise again’ after temporary restraint.