Mantra
Devanagari:
भजेहं इन्द्रभोगफलप्रदाय नित्यं
स्मरामि इष्टापूर्तफलप्राप्तये सदा
नमामि इष्टेष्टवरदायकाय भक्त्या
ॐ इहामुत्रेष्टफलदाय नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Bhajeham Indrabhogaphalapradaya Nityam
Smarami Ishtapurtaphalapraptaye Sada
Namami Ishteshtavaradayakaya Bhaktya
Om Ihamutreshtaphaladaya Namo Namaha
Translation:
I worship eternally Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the bestower of supreme grace and protection,
I meditate always upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Ishtapurtaphalapraptaye,
I bow with devotion unto Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the giver of supreme grace and protection,
Om, salutations again and again to Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the giver of supreme grace and protection.