Mantra
Devanagari:
भजेहं श्रीमते नित्यं
स्मरामि शिष्टाय सदा
नमामि शुचये भक्त्या
ॐ शुद्धाय नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Bhajeham Shrimate Nityam
Smarami Shishtaya Sada
Namami Shuchaye Bhaktya
Om Shuddhaya Namo Namaha
Translation:
I worship eternally Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Shrimate,
I meditate always upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Shishtaya,
I bow with devotion unto Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Shuchaye,
Om, salutations again and again to Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Shuddhaya.