The Secret Doctrine of Goddess Lalita
(Sri LalitaAṣṭottara Rahasyārthamu)
3. śivadūtī
She who is siva’s messenger.
Those who strive for Self-Knowledge are true seekers. Devī ’s job is to liberate them. Although She is śivakāmēśvarāṅkasthā (the one who sits in the lap of śiva; She who is the conqueror of desire), She descends into the world like a messenger of śiva to free them. That is why she is called śivadūtī, the one who is the messenger of śiva.
A messenger’s job is to convey the message. The sender of the message is paramātma, the Supreme Consciousness. Since the sender is Pure Consciousness, immutable, changeless, and motionless, It cannot go anywhere. Devī is Its messenger, kriyā śakti (the power to act). She can appear in an instant anywhere and everywhere. He is like the sun that remains still in space, and She is like the sun rays that spread across the entire universe. Devī permeates everything as sat-cīt. As the messenger of śiva, She reveals the Supreme Knowledge of the Self to earnest seekers of truth.