Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ पुष्टिकराय विद्महे
प्रकाशात्मने धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Pushtikaraya Vidmahe
Prakashatmane Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the maker of nourishment and thriving,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the soul of the inner Self;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.