Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ पुष्टिदाय विद्महे
पूर्तये धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Pushtidaya Vidmahe
Purtaye Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the giver of nourishment and thriving,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Purtaye;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.