You must acquire great power from the worship of the Mother.
Ganesh, the god who grants success, has his seat assigned
to him on the left of the great Mother. Why should you
despair of obtaining success? Look at Kartiki, the god
who is the chief commander of the armies of the gods, who
has stationed himself to the right of the Mother; he is
coming forward with his bow, to assist you against the demons
of sin, who stand in the way of your accomplishing that great
object, and as he is up in arms, who can resist?

The _Khulnavasi_ breaks out into poetry:--

For what sins, O Mother Durga, are thy sons thus dispirited
and their hearts crushed with injustice? The demons
are in the ascendant, and constantly triumphing over godliness.
Awake, Oh Mother, who tramplest on the demons!
Thy helpless sons, lean for want of food, worn out in the
struggle with the demons, are, struck with terror at the way
in which they are being ruled. Famine and plague and
disease are rife, and unrighteousness triumphs. Awake, Oh
Goddess Durga! I see the lightning flashing from the
point of thy bow, the world quaking at thy frowns, and
creation trembling under thy tread. Let a river of blood
flow, overwhelming the hearts of the demons.

The _Kalyani_ chides the Hindus for breaking their _Swadeshi_ vows to
Durga:--

You have made all sorts of vows to stick to Swadeshi,
but you are still using _bilati_ [foreign] salt, sugar, and