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