Trideva, Tri-deva: 2 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Purana
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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Trideva (त्रिदेव) refers to the “trinity”, as mentioned in the Mahāmṛtyuñjaya-mantra, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.38.—Accordingly, as Śukra related the Mahāmṛtyuñjaya to Dadhīca:—“We worship the three-eyed lord Śiva, the lord of the three worlds, the father of the three spheres, the lord of the three guṇas. Lord Śiva is the essence, the fragrance of the three tattvas, three fires, of every thing that is trichotomised, of the three worlds, of the three arms and of the trinity (trideva). He is the nourisher. In all living beings, everywhere, in the three guṇas, in the creation, in the sense-organs, in the Devas and Gaṇas, he is the essence as the fragrance in a flower. He is the lord of Devas. [...]”.

Trideva refers to the “deities of the Trinity” are not different from each other and “constitute the soul of all living beings”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.43.—Accordingly, as Śiva said to Dakṣa:—“[...] Brahmā, Viṣṇu and I constitute the chief cause of the universe. But I am the soul, the witness, self-seer and without attributes. [...] He attains peace, who does not see any difference among the three deities (trisura) who constitute the soul of all living beings and who have the same innate property, O Dakṣa. The base man who differentiates the deities of the Trinity (trideva) certainly stays in hell as long as the moon and the stars shine”.

Note: Trinity (trideva) is the emanation from the transcendent reality called Brahman. The trinitarian pattern of the cosmos is a single whole at its base. The three—Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Rudra—exist in one and one in three and they are comprehended within that one Being who is supreme, secret and the soul of all things.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Trideva (त्रिदेव).—A son of Sāmkṛti.^*

* Vāyu-purāṇa 99. 160.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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