ॐ इभवक्त्रानुजाय विद्महे
इष्टाय धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Om Ibhavaktranujaya Vidmahe
Ishtaya Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Ibhavaktranujaya,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Ishtaya;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.