Mantra
Devanagari:
भजेहं धनपतये नित्यं
स्मरामि धृतिमते सदा
नमामि धूतकिल्बिषाय भक्त्या
ॐ धर्महेतवे नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Bhajeham Dhanapataye Nityam
Smarami Dhritimate Sada
Namami Dhutakilbishaya Bhaktya
Om Dharmahetave Namo Namaha
Translation:
I worship eternally Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the Lord of supreme grace and protection,
I meditate always upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Dhritimate,
I bow with devotion unto Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Dhutakilbishaya,
Om, salutations again and again to Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the divine embodiment of righteousness.