Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ उमासुताय विद्महे
क्रौञ्चधराय धीमहि
तन्नः स्कन्दः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Umasutaya Vidmahe
Kraunchadharaya Dhimahi
Tannah Skandah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know the beloved son of Goddess Uma,
And meditate deeply upon the piercer of the Krauncha mountain of ignorance;
May Lord Kartikeya awaken courage and spiritual wisdom.