Mantra
Devanagari:
नमोऽस्तु कमण्डलुधराय नित्यं
नमोऽस्तु धन्विने सदा
नमोऽस्तु बाणहस्ताय भक्त्या
ॐ कपालवते नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Namo Astu Kamandaludharaya Nityam
Namo Astu Dhanvine Sada
Namo Astu Banahastaya Bhaktya
Om Kapalavate Namo Namaha
Translation:
Eternal salutations unto the ascetic Lord holding the sacred water-pot,
Perpetual salutations unto the wielder of the mighty Pinaka bow,
Devoted salutations unto Him who holds the arrow of unerring wisdom,
Om, salutations again and again to the transcendent ascetic holding the begging bowl.