Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ हृष्टिवर्धनाय विद्महे
हेमाद्रिभिदे धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Hrishtivardhanaya Vidmahe
Hemadribhide Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the increaser of supreme grace and protection,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Hemadribhide;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.