Mantra
Devanagari:
प्रणमामि सदा भूताधिपतये
ॐ ईश्वराय नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Pranamami Sada Bhutadhipataye
Om Ishvaraya Namo Namaha
Translation:
I bow perpetually in devotion unto Lord Dakshinamurthy, the Lord of supreme grace and protection,
Om, salutations again and again to Lord Dakshinamurthy, the sovereign Lord of supreme grace and protection.