BirGorkha Trishul

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Here is a picture of Pashupatinath Sadhu with a 45.5 inch 40 ounce BRASS TRISHUL in hand. I have received the first Trishul made by our Kamis in BirGorha shop. This is being offered on a first come, first served basis at $195.00. Unfortunately, at the present time, I do not know when more will be available.


Email to order. :eek: *SOLD*
 
Wow! Looks like a lot of engraving and design effort went into that piece of brass. Does this have religious significance? Can you tell us the meaning behind the design?

For the guy who has everything, the ultimate complement to your HI collection!

Norm
 
e mail sent! How do I pay by credit card?

wow I had been hoping they would make one of these!!!!! :thumbup:
 
It looks great. Very detailed. I wonder if you can use it to talk to fish?
 
Steely_Gunz said:
It looks great. Very detailed. I wonder if you can use it to talk to fish?
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It's like an antennae. You put some marigolds around it and put it in your yard and Shiva comes in on that channel :thumbup:

Can somebody tell me how to pay by credit card on the website?? Or do I call?
Jim
 
Another Dead Head armed with a Trishul. Please do not post any pictures of you running around the Appalachians naked carrying that thing, Hollow.

I'm glad you got it, Hollow. I guess this means you'll be a standard bearer at official events....



munk
 
The Trishul looks like a ceremonial piece, not a user. Sadhu's that are devotees of Shiva carry them.
 
That is an AWESOME piece. GOOD SNAG Hollow! (Grumble, grumble....)

Do the points of the trishul represent Shiva, Bramaha and Vishnu?

I believe that the wandering Sadhu are not supposed to carry weapons, so they carry a "ceremonial trishul." Who knows what they use it for in the wilderness?

Below some pictures of my friend Steve who became a Sadhu for a few years.
 
I'm not sure anyone for sure knows the true significance of the Trishul.
You know Shiva is kind of an amalgamation of various dieties rolled into one. I have heard that the 3 tines represent creation, preservation, and destruction, but I'm not sure if that is true.

Shiva due to absorbing the various attributes of various deities along the way is both fertility, with the lingham or phallus being part of his worship, but at the same time the king of renunciates, and the patron saint of ganja too.

Basically from what I have read Shiva was the destroyer. Now in modern times it has become the destroyer of ignorance, like the dancing shiva Nataraja crushing the dwarf of ignorance under one foot, but originally it was actually war and destruction. At one point in history the various sadhu's and holy men of various affiliations actually fought each other and trishul's were actually used as weapons. Each sect believed Shiva, Vishnu, etc, to be the supreme Godhead and they rumbled. I believe it was the religious reformer Shankara, maybe like AD 600 that kind of united the sadhus somewhat that all the deities were actually brahmin and I think the warrior stuff kind of played out.

This is just my memory and maybe wrong. An excellent book on the Sadhus and their devotional items and beliefs is this book:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...103-2733258-0187045?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

It has great pics.

Also this movie which is a documentary of the Kumba Mela

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...19919/sr=11-1/ref=sr_11_1/103-2733258-0187045
 
munk said:
I'm glad you got it, Hollow. I guess this means you'll be a standard bearer at official events....
munk
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Stick a trishul in them their done! ;)

I actually have a mala somebody else gave me. :thumbup:
 
hollowdweller said:
...and the patron saint of ganja too...This is just my memory
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Um...Hollow? You know that destroyer part? Maybe ya think it could be related to "Destroyer of Short Term Memory"?


Nice piece, great snag.

BTW, to use your credit card, dial my home number and recite the number, along with the name as printed on it, along with the expiration date and validation code from the back of it.


Hey Bill - Hope that friend of yours saw a good chiropractor and got his back straightened out. I know how painful that can be!
 
At least you don't have to sharpen it. :D :foot:

It's a piece of artwork that makes a political statement.

What a mind-blower. Makes you wonder what's next...

"email sent on Bura .45 sword cane..."


Ad Astra
 
Nasty said:
Um...Hollow? You know that destroyer part? Maybe ya think it could be related to "Destroyer of Short Term Memory"?

Nice piece, great snag.

BTW, to use your credit card, dial my home number and recite the number, along with the name as printed on it, along with the expiration date and validation code from the back of it.
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Nasty,

LMAO!!! Ms. Hollowdwller has been staying at her sisters and progressing really slowly while recovering from a surgery in which I feel the doctor f'd up. He cut her bladder open accidentally. So I really needed the levity. :thumbup: I may use the trishul on the doctor(kidding) ;)
 
Here's hoping a quick recovery to Mrs Hollowdweller and that they repaired the damage quickly.


Hollow, I actually think the Trishul would look good at the new Hollowdweller Resturant.

munk
 
Hollowdweller,
Hope that your wife gets better soon, prayers sent and by the way, that is an impressive catch. Imagine it with a convex edge!!!!
 
HD, you really are the one that deserves that. I can't picture too many other people with a trishul. I'm not sure what you're planning on using it for but if nothing pans out, I'm thinking that you could gig one hell of a bullfrog with it. ;)

When it arrives be sure to tell us more about it. I'm wondering how it was constructed. Cast? Forged? Worked hot or cold? (You can skip the etch if you wish.)

What happened to your wife is terrible. I hope that Ms. HD is blessed with a speedy recovery.
 
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