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One who holds the weapon shula ( Trishula - trident ) in his hand . Why does the Lord hold a Trishul in His hands? Why do Hindu Gods have weapons in their hands? It represents active resistance
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Lord Vishnu who is the embodiment of yagya - sacred sacrifices created the Trishula with his mind . The three tips of the Trishula indicate three gunas ( satva - peace purity and other qualities . Rajas - over - activeness , pride , etc and tamas - dullness ,
ignorance etc ) three states ( jaagrat - awaken state , svapna - dream state , sushupti - deep sleep state ) three kinds of sacred fires , three tenses , three worlds and three kinds of powers (ichcha - desire, kriya - action and gyaana -the knowledge) By
holding the Trishula which is a representation of above mentioned qualities, states and powers, it is clear that Lord Shiva is above all these and he is not bound to these. He controls them .

In Rudram it is said:
namah svaayudhaaya ca sudhanvane ca

Svayudha means Trishula. He has a good weapon like Trishula. It is infallible or a weapon which is auspicious. He destroys the Jiva\u2019s bhoka & karma asakti and provides jnana & vairagya to the
Jeeva.

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