ॐ कृत्तिकासूनवे विद्महे
शिखिवाहनाय धीमहि
तन्नः स्कन्दः प्रचोदयात्
Om Krittikasunave Vidmahe
Shikhivahanaya Dhimahi
Tannah Skandah Prachodayat
Om, may we know the darling son nurtured by the six Krittikas,
And meditate deeply upon Him whose vehicle is the divine peacock;
May Lord Kartikeya awaken courage and spiritual wisdom.