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