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