An Eulogy To Goddess Durga Poem by Shraddhanand Srivastava

Incarnate O Mother Durga!
and curb the satanic forces
with all your power--- the country bleeds.
The demons roam all around
with blood smeared teeth and claw,
the innocents fall scared in the streets.
The Asura's guffaw reverberates
all over and the terror pervades
when a helpless innocents kneels.
when people groaned in discontent,
with sinful deeds of Mahishasur, grew,
Mother Earth overburdened,
you O Goddess Durga! descended,
and that demon you slew.
When the demons:
Shumbh and Nishumbh, in their lust, became blind,
denied and challenged for the war,
they swooped upon you with wrath,
it took you no time O Ma!
just within an instant you crushed.
When numerous demons grown
out of the evil blood and roused up
to knock you down O Ma!
You with all your prowess, on the ground,
let not the drops trickle and
within a moment You struck them down.
O Ma! millions of the demons(Raktbeej)
born out of the tainted blood,
the lascivious Shumbh and Nishumbh,
the brutal Mahishasur wreaking havoc,
and the poor innocent
victims do nothing but bemoan,
Incarnate O Mother Durga!
with all your power,
and curb the satanic forces
let humanity flower.