Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ धर्मशास्त्रज्ञाय विद्महे
धन्विने धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Dharmashastrajnaya Vidmahe
Dhanvine Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the divine embodiment of righteousness,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Dhanvine;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.