Mantra
Devanagari:
भजेहं कान्तियुक्ताय नित्यं
स्मरामि कामिने सदा
नमामि कामप्रदाय भक्त्या
ॐ कवये नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Bhajeham Kantiyuktaya Nityam
Smarami Kamine Sada
Namami Kamapradaya Bhaktya
Om Kavaye Namo Namaha
Translation:
I worship eternally Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the divine embodiment of radiant beauty,
I meditate always upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Kamine,
I bow with devotion unto Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the bestower of supreme grace and protection,
Om, salutations again and again to Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Kavaye.