Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ उष्णीषिणे विद्महे
सुवक्त्राय धीमहि
तन्नो रुद्रः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Ushnishine Vidmahe
Suvaktraya Dhimahi
Tanno Rudrah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Him whose head is crowned with matted locks,
And meditate deeply upon the Lord of gracious and smiling countenance;
May Lord Shiva inspire and purify our consciousness.