Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ गन्गाधराय विद्महे
अर्धनारीश्वराय धीमहि
तन्नो रुद्रः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Gangadharaya Vidmahe
Ardhanarishvaraya Dhimahi
Tanno Rudrah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Him who holds the celestial Ganga in His matted locks,
And meditate deeply upon the Lord whose half-form is Divine Mother Parvati;
May Lord Shiva inspire and purify our consciousness.