Mantra
Devanagari:
भजेहं हविषे नित्यं
स्मरामि हिरण्यवर्णाय सदा
नमामि हितकृते भक्त्या
ॐ हर्षदाय नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Bhajeham Havishe Nityam
Smarami Hiranyavarnaya Sada
Namami Hitakrite Bhaktya
Om Harshadaya Namo Namaha
Translation:
I worship eternally Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Havishe,
I meditate always upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Hiranyavarnaya,
I bow with devotion unto Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the author of supreme grace and protection,
Om, salutations again and again to Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the giver of supreme grace and protection.