✅ The Trishul itself doesn’t have a single personal name (like a named sword), but Lord Shiva is called by many epithets that describe him as the bearer or wielder of the Trishul.
Some of the names of Shiva that refer to the Trishul include:
🔹 Trishuladhari (त्रिशूलधारी)
The One who holds the Trident.
🔹 Trishuldhari Mahadeva (त्रिशूलधारी महादेव)
Great God who wields the Trishul.
🔹 Trishulapani (त्रिशूलपाणि)
He whose hand holds the Trishul.
(Pani = hand)
🔹 Trishuli (त्रिशूली)
The One who possesses the Trishul.
In many hymns (like the Shiva Sahasranama), names such as Trishulapani and Trishuli are recited to honor this aspect of him.
Meaning of the Trishul:
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The three points symbolize the three gunas (sattva, rajas, tamas), or
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Creation, preservation, and destruction, or
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Past, present, and future.
Shiva holding the Trishul shows he is beyond all three, and the master of time and cosmic forces.
✅ So in summary:
The trident itself is called the Trishul.
Lord Shiva’s names related to it are Trishuladhari, Trishulapani, Trishuli.
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