Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ तारकासुरसंहारिणे विद्महे
रक्षोबलविमर्दनाय धीमहि
तन्नः स्कन्दः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Tarakasurasamharine Vidmahe
Rakshobalavimardanaya Dhimahi
Tannah Skandah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know the slayer of the demon Tarakasura,
And meditate deeply upon the crusher of hostile armies;
May Lord Kartikeya awaken courage and spiritual wisdom.