Mantra
Devanagari:
भजेहं आढ्याय नित्यं
स्मरामि आगमसंस्तुताय सदा
नमामि आर्तसंरक्षणाय भक्त्या
ॐ आद्याय नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Bhajeham Adhyaya Nityam
Smarami Agamasamstutaya Sada
Namami Artasamrakshanaya Bhaktya
Om Adyaya Namo Namaha
Translation:
I worship eternally Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Adhyaya,
I meditate always upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), he who is praised by supreme grace and protection,
I bow with devotion unto Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Artasamrakshanaya,
Om, salutations again and again to Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Adyaya.