Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ शरजन्मने विद्महे
शक्तिधराय धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Sharajanmane Vidmahe
Shaktidharaya Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the divine embodiment of sacred arrows,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the remover of supreme grace and protection;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.