Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ गोस्तुताय विद्महे
गगनेचराय धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Gostutaya Vidmahe
Gaganecharaya Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), he who is praised by supreme grace and protection,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Gaganecharaya;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.