Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ शिवस्वामिने विद्महे
गणस्वामिने धीमहि
तन्नः स्कन्दः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Shivasvamine Vidmahe
Ganasvamine Dhimahi
Tannah Skandah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Swaminatha, who expounded the meaning of Om to Shiva,
And meditate deeply upon the revered Lord of the celestial hosts;
May Lord Kartikeya awaken courage and spiritual wisdom.