Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ क्षितिधराय विद्महे
क्षीणसंरक्षणक्षमाय धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Kshitidharaya Vidmahe
Kshinasamrakshanakshamaya 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), the divine embodiment of forgiveness and patience;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.