Sakthi as Siva

 


शिवदूती (405)

Śivadūtī

She requested Śiva to be Her messenger to two demons. Since Śiva Himself acted as Her messenger or She made Śiva as messenger,  She is known as Śivadūtī.  Śivadūtī is also one of the fifteen tithi nitya devi-s in Śrī Cakra.

शिवाराध्या (406)

Śivārādhyā

She is worshipped by Śiva Himself. 

शिवमूर्तिः (407)

Śivamūrtiḥ

Her form itself is Śiva.  In fact, there is no difference between Śiva and Śaktī.  Śiva means auspiciousness.  Because She is the embodiment of auspiciousness, She is called Śivamūrtiḥ. 

शिवङ्करी (408)

Śivaṁkarī

She bestows happiness.  Śiva means auspiciousness and karī means giver.

शिवप्रिया (409)

Śivapriyā

She is the beloved of Śiva.

शिवपरा (410)

Śivaparā

She transcends Śiva Himself.  She reveals the Supreme or Parā Śiva or Paramaśiva to Her devotees.  Paramaśiva can be explained as ‘the Absolute, understood as the casual substance for everything apparent’.

शिष्टेष्टा (411)

Śiṣṭeṣṭā

Śiṣṭa-s are those who follow the righteousness prescribed by śāstra-s.  Śiṣṭa-s is also explained to mean those who control their senses and knower of Veda-s.  Their actions are based on the śāstra-s that are derived from Veda-s.  She likes these śiṣṭa-s. 

शिष्टपूजिता (412)

Śiṣṭapūjitā

She is worshipped by such śiṣṭa-s referred to in the previous nāma.