ॐ स्तव्याय विद्महे
स्तवप्रीताय धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Om Stavyaya Vidmahe
Stavapritaya Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Stavyaya,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Stavapritaya;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.