Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ छातेहाय विद्महे
छिन्नसंशयाय धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Chhatehaya Vidmahe
Chhinnasamshayaya Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Chhatehaya,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Chhinnasamshayaya;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.