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