Mantra
Devanagari:
भजेहं पापहारिणे नित्यं
स्मरामि पाशधराय सदा
नमामि प्रमत्तासुरशिक्षकाय भक्त्या
ॐ पावनाय नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Bhajeham Papaharine Nityam
Smarami Pashadharaya Sada
Namami Pramattasurashikshakaya Bhaktya
Om Pavanaya Namo Namaha
Translation:
I worship eternally Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the remover of sin,
I meditate always upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the remover of supreme grace and protection,
I bow with devotion unto Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Pramattasurashikshakaya,
Om, salutations again and again to Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Pavanaya.