ॐ आढ्याय विद्महे
आगमसंस्तुताय धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Om Adhyaya Vidmahe
Agamasamstutaya Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Adhyaya,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), he who is praised by supreme grace and protection;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.