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