Mantra
Devanagari:
प्रणमामि सदा छादिताङ्गाय
ॐ छद्महन्त्रे नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Pranamami Sada Chhaditangaya
Om Chhadmahantre Namo Namaha
Translation:
I bow perpetually in devotion unto Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the divine embodiment of first and primordial,
Om, salutations again and again to Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the slayer of supreme grace and protection.