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