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