Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ सत्कृतये विद्महे
सूक्ष्माय धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Satkritaye Vidmahe
Sukshmaya Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Satkritaye,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Sukshmaya;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.