Mantra
Devanagari:
भजेहं विनीतात्मने नित्यं
स्मरामि वेदगर्भाय सदा
नमामि वसुप्रदाय भक्त्या
ॐ विश्वदीप्तये नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Bhajeham Vinitatmane Nityam
Smarami Vedagarbhaya Sada
Namami Vasupradaya Bhaktya
Om Vishvadiptaye Namo Namaha
Translation:
I worship eternally Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the soul of the inner Self,
I meditate always upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Vedagarbhaya,
I bow with devotion unto Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the bestower of supreme grace and protection,
Om, salutations again and again to Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the divine embodiment of the universe.