Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ तीक्ष्णतापाय विद्महे
हर्यश्वाय धीमहि
तन्नो रुद्रः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Tikshnatapaya Vidmahe
Haryashvaya Dhimahi
Tanno Rudrah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know the blazing fire of austerity,
And meditate deeply upon Him whose steeds are the rhythmic Vedic meters;
May Lord Shiva inspire and purify our consciousness.