Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ शरोद्भूताय विद्महे
पावकात्मजाय धीमहि
तन्नः स्कन्दः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Sharodbhutaya Vidmahe
Pavakatmajaya Dhimahi
Tannah Skandah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Saravanabhava, born in the sacred reed-grove,
And meditate deeply upon the luminous son of sacred fire;
May Lord Kartikeya awaken courage and spiritual wisdom.