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