Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ अकलङ्काय विद्महे
अमिताशनाय धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Akalankaya Vidmahe
Amitashanaya Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Akalankaya,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Amitashanaya;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.