Chapter 8 · Aṣṭamo’dhyāyaḥ (Eighth Chapter)
Verse 28
यतो नियुक्तो दौत्येन तया देव्या शिवः स्वयम्। शिवदूतीति लोकेस्मिंस्ततः सा ख्यातिमागता ॥ २८ ॥
yatō niyuktō dautyēna tayā dēvyā śivaḥ svayam | śivadūtīti lōkēsmiṁstataḥ sā khyātimāgatā || 28 ||
Translation
Because Shiva himself was appointed as a messenger by that Goddess, she attained fame in this world as Shivadūtī.
Word by word
- yataḥ
- because
- niyuktaḥ
- appointed
- dautyena
- as messenger
- tayā
- by that
- devyā
- Goddess
- śivaḥ
- Shiva
- svayam
- himself
- śivadūtī
- Shivadūtī
- iti
- thus
- loke
- in the world
- asmin
- this
- tataḥ
- hence
- sā
- she
- khyātim
- fame
- āgatā
- attained
Meaning
The Shakti earns the name ‘Shivadūtī’ for appointing Shiva as her messenger, becoming renowned for this act.