Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ गोधराय विद्महे
गहनाय धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Godharaya Vidmahe
Gahanaya Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the remover of supreme grace and protection,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Gahanaya;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.