Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ कल्याणकृते विद्महे
क्लेशनाशाय धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Kalyanakrite Vidmahe
Kleshanashaya Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the author of auspiciousness and blessings,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Kleshanashaya;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.