Mantra
Devanagari:
षडाननं कुङ्कुमरक्टवर्णं
महामतिम् दिव्यमयूरवाहनम्
रुद्रस्य सूनुं सुरसैन्यनाथं
गुहं सदाहं शरणं प्रपद्ये
Transliteration:
Shadananam Kunkumaraktavarnam
Mahamatim Divyamayuravahanam
Rudrasya Sunum Surasainyanatham
Guham Sadaham Sharanam Prapadye
Translation:
Six-faced Lord of radiant vermilion hue,
Of supreme wisdom, riding upon the divine peacock,
Son of Lord Rudra and commander-in-chief of the celestial armies,
I always take refuge in Lord Guha (Kartikeya).