Ushanas became Shukra by having pleased the god of gods. Indeed, by singing the praises of the goddess (Uma), he sports in the sky, in the great effulgence.
गतः शुक्रत्वमुशना देवदेवप्रसादनात्। देवीं स्तुत्वा तु गगने मोदते यशसा वृतः॥