Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ कृत्तिकासूनवे विद्महे
शिखिवाहनाय धीमहि
तन्नः स्कन्दः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Krittikasunave Vidmahe
Shikhivahanaya Dhimahi
Tannah Skandah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know the darling son nurtured by the six Krittikas,
And meditate deeply upon Him whose vehicle is the divine peacock;
May Lord Kartikeya awaken courage and spiritual wisdom.