Mantra
Devanagari:
भजेहं दण्डाय नित्यं
स्मरामि दमयित्रे सदा
नमामि दर्पाय भक्त्या
ॐ देवसिंहाय नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Bhajeham Dandaya Nityam
Smarami Damayitre Sada
Namami Darpaya Bhaktya
Om Devasimhaya Namo Namaha
Translation:
I worship eternally Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Dandaya,
I meditate always upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Damayitre,
I bow with devotion unto Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Darpaya,
Om, salutations again and again to Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Devasimhaya.