Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ आढ्याय विद्महे
आगमसंस्तुताय धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Adhyaya Vidmahe
Agamasamstutaya Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Adhyaya,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), he who is praised by supreme grace and protection;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.