Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ कार्तिकेयाय विद्महे
शक्तिहस्ताय धीमहि
तन्नः स्कन्दः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Kartikeyaya Vidmahe
Shaktihastaya Dhimahi
Tannah Skandah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Lord Kartikeya,
And meditate upon Him who wields the Vel (spear of wisdom);
May Lord Skanda inspire courage and clarity within us.