Adhyaya 91 — The Gods’ Hymn to Kātyāyanī and the Goddess’ Prophecy of Future Manifestations
शिवदूतीस्वरूपेण हतदैत्यमहाबले ।
घोररूपे महारावे नारायणी नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
śivadūtīsvarūpeṇa hatadaityamahābale / ghorarūpe mahārāve nārāyaṇi namo 'stu te
Verehrung sei Dir, o Nārāyaṇī—die Du in der Gestalt der Śivadūtī, von großer Kraft, die Daityas erschlagen hast; von schrecklicher Form und mächtigem Brüllen.
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Not all protection appears gentle; dharma sometimes requires a ‘terrible’ stance against entrenched violence and deception.
Carita—praise of a battle-form within the Devī’s mythic cycle.
Śivadūtī can be read as the ‘message’ of awakening that terrifies the ego: the roar is the shock that breaks complacency and compels transformation.