Shivaduti, Śūī, Shiva-duti, Śūپ: 13 definitions
Introduction:
Shivaduti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit terms Śūī and Śūپ can be transliterated into English as Sivaduti or Shivaduti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: ŚāktismŚūپ (शिवदूत�):—Name of one of the sixty-four ṛs to be worshipped during Āvaraṇapūjā (“Worship of the Circuit of Goddesses�, or “Durgā’s Retinue�), according to the Durgāpūjātattva. They should be worshipped with either the five ܱ峦 or perfume and flowers.
Her mantra is as follows:
: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram� शिवदूत्य� नम�
o� śdūtyai nama�.
1) Śivāūī (शिवादूती) refers to one of the eight Kaula consort (ūī-ṣṭ첹) associated with Avyaktapīṭha (i.e., ‘the unmanifest seat� representing the act of churning�ԳٳԲ), according to the Manthānabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjikā.—[...] The eight Kaula consort (ūٲⲹṣṭ첹): Brahmāṇ�, Vaiṣṇavī, Raudrī, Mātaṅgī, Carcikeśvarī, Vārāhī, Nārasiṃhī, Śivāūī.
2) Śūī (शिवदूती) refers to one of the Sixteen Nityās associated with Śrīvidyā described in the Tantrarājatantra.—Accordingly, “The Sixteen Nityās associated with Śrīvidyā described in the Tantrarājatantra are as follows. 1) Lalitā 2) Kāmeśvarī, 3) Bhagamālinī, 4) Nityaklinnā 5) Bheruṇḍā 6) Vahnivāsinī 7) Vajreśvarī 8) Śūī 9) Tvaritā (also called Totalā) 10) Kulasundarī 11) Nityā 12) Nīlapatākā 13) Vijayā 14) Sarvamaṅgalā 15) Jvālāmālīi and 16) Citrā�.
: Kamakoti Mandali: The Yoginis of Narasimha VyuhaŚūī (शिवदूती) is the name of a Mātṛkā-Śakti created by Ѳܻ in order to control the plague of demons created by Իܰ.—Accordingly, Andhaka-Asura tried to kidnap Umā (Devī Pārvatī), and was fiercely attacked by Ѳܻ who shot arrows at him from his 辱첹. when the arrows pierced the body of Իܰ, drops of blood fell to earth and from those drops, thousands of Andhakas arose. To control this plague of demons, Ѳܻ created ṛk-Śپ [viz., Śūī] and ordered them to drink the blood of the demons and drain them dry.
: Kamakoti Mandali: Nrisimha matrika-mandalaŚūī (शिवदूती) refers to one of the various ṛk-Śپ created by Rudra in order to destroy the clones that spawned from Ի첹’s body.—Accordingly, [...] Իܰ attempted to abduct Girājanandinī (Pārvatī) and thus ensued a fierce battle between Իܰ and the great Rudra, the Lord of Umā. Like raktabīja, every drop of blood that fell from the body of Andhaka created another Asura like him and in no time, the entire world was filled with Andhakas. To destroy the growing number of Andhakas, Rudra created innumerable ṛk-Śپ [viz., Śūī]. These Śaktis of immense power at once began to drink every drop of blood that flowed from the body of Andhaka, but they could still not effectively contain the emergence of more and more demons.
: Shodhganga: Saudarya Lahari of Sri Sankara A StudyŚūī (शिवदूती) refers to one of the fifteen Nityās of the Sarvasiddhipradacakra which represents one of the nine Āvaraṇa-Cakras of Śrīcakra (the nucleus of Tantric philosophy) which are related to the fifteen-lettered chant called Śrīvidyā, according to the Varivasya-rahasya (pp. 82ff).—By the worship on Śrīcakra, the Goddess (whose presence is represented is Śrīcakra) will get awakened. This is the beginning of the spiritual consciousness in man. The nine Cakras in the Śrīcakra are called 屹ṇa.—Trikoṇa is known as Sarvasiddhiprada-cakra. [...] There are fifteen Nityās [e.g., Śūī] representing the lunar digits.

Shakta (शाक्�, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: Wisdom Library: Varāha-purāṇaŚūī (शिवदूती) is the name of a beautiful damsel (첹Բ), with black curly hair and red lips, according to the ղܰṇa chapter 92. Śūī (and other innumerable ladies) arose out of the agitation of Vaiṣṇavī while she was doing penance at Viśālā. For these young women, Vaiṣṇavī created the city Devīpura, containing numerous mansions with golden balconies, crystal stairs and water fountains, with jewelled windows and gardens.
Vaiṣṇavī is the form of Trikalā having a red body representing the energy of Viṣṇu. Trikalā is the name of a Goddess born from the combined looks of Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara (Śiva).
The ղܰṇa is categorised as a Mahāpurāṇa, and was originally composed of 24,000 metrical verses, possibly originating from before the 10th century. It is composed of two parts and Sūta is the main narrator.

The Purana (पुरा�, 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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
: Sacred Texts: Hymns to the GoddessŚūī (शिवदूती):—The Devī is known as Śūī, because Śiva was engaged by Her as messenger to Śumbha and Niśumbha. (See Caṇḍī, eighth Māhātmya).
India history and geography
: Baba Updravinath's blog: Tantra Yoga SadhanaŚūī (शिवदूती) or Śūītantra is the name of a Tantra mentioned in association with the Saundaryalaharī and Vāmakeśvara-tantra and a (further unknown) book in the possession of Kamlesh Punyark [=Śrī Kamaleśa Puṇyārka or श्री कमले� पुण्यार्क].—This book contains a detailed discussion of the basics of Tantra and opens with a list of three times sixty-four Tantras. One such text is the शिवदूती-तन्त्रम् [śūī-ٲԳٰ] or शिवदूती [śūī].

The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚūī (शिवदूती).—epithet of Durgā.
Śūī is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ś and ūī (दूती).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚūī (शिवदूती).—f. (-ī) Durga. E. ś Siva, and ūī, from ūٲ a messenger, fem. aff. ṅīṣ .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Śūī (शिवदूती):—[=ś-ūī] [from ś] f. ‘Śiva’s messenger�, Name of a form of Durgā, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
2) [v.s. ...] of a Yoginī, [Monier-Williams� Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚūī (शिवदूती):—[ś-ūī] (ī) 3. f. Durgā.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Starts with: Shivadutika, Shivadutitantra.
Full-text: Shivadutitantra, Thuklasa, Shivadutika, Bahurupashtaka, Bahurupashtakatantra, Totala, Kulasundari, Bhagamalini, Jvalamalin, Sarvamangala, Vahnivasini, Sarvasiddhipradacakra, Nityaklinna, Citra, Nitya, Kameshvari.
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Search found 14 books and stories containing Shivaduti, Śūī, Shiva-duti, Śūپ, Śiva-ūī, Sivaduti, Siva-duti; (plurals include: Shivadutis, Śūīs, dutis, Śūپs, ūīs, Sivadutis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
5. Origin of Caṇḍikā Śakti < [Chapter 3]
Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Canto LXXXIX - The Devī-Māhātmya: The slaying of Niśumbha
Canto LXXXVIII - The Devī-Māhātmya: The slaying of Raktavīja
Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 31 - The account of Śūī < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Chapter 46 - Purificatory Rites of a Brāhmaṇa < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
Devi Tantra, Mantra, Yantra (study) (by Srider Basudevan Iyer)
Description of Goddess Kali < [Chapter 3 - Minor Goddesses]
Datal divinities of Tantra < [Chapter 3 - Minor Goddesses]
Description of Bhramari Devi < [Chapter 3 - Minor Goddesses]
Devi Bhagavata Purana (by Swami Vijñanananda)
Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 63 - Greatness of Bhairaveśvara (Bhairava-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 119 - Greatness of Balātibaladaityaghnī (Bala-Atibala-daitya-ghnī) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 70 - Establishment of the Deities < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
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