Holding a trishul Trident signifies that Shiva the divinity is above all the three states — waking, dreaming and sleeping, yet is the upholder of these three states.
අනතුරුව නයන්තාර විසින්ම මෙම චරිතය භාරගැනීමට කැමැත්ත පළ කළාය.
Trishul means that which destroys all kind of suffering.