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Trishula
Shiva's trident, Puranic emblem with epic echoes.
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The Trishula is Shiva's trident. It belongs chiefly to Puranic and iconographic tradition; the Mahabharata meets Shiva most vividly in Arjuna's Pashupata episode. Listed as broader Hindu tradition.
Primary sources
- Shiva Purana
- Mahabharata · Vana Parva
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