Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ रुद्रसम्भवाय विद्महे
रणप्रियाय धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Rudrasambhavaya Vidmahe
Ranapriyaya Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Rudrasambhavaya,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), he who delights in supreme grace and protection;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.