Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ विरजसे विद्महे
वसवे धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Virajase Vidmahe
Vasave Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Virajase,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the indwelling radiance;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.