This article is about the trident. For other uses, see Trishul.
Statue of Shiva holding a trishula.
Symbol in Hinduism
The trishula (Sanskrit: त्रिशूल, romanized: triśūla) is a trident, a divine symbol, commonly used as one of the principal symbols in Hinduism.[1] It is most commonly associated with the deity Shiva and widely employed in his iconography.[2]