Mantra
Devanagari:
भजेहं पुण्यकृते नित्यं
स्मरामि पुण्यवर्धनाय सदा
नमामि परानन्दाय भक्त्या
ॐ परतराय नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Bhajeham Punyakrite Nityam
Smarami Punyavardhanaya Sada
Namami Paranandaya Bhaktya
Om Parataraya Namo Namaha
Translation:
I worship eternally Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the author of sacred and meritorious,
I meditate always upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the increaser of sacred and meritorious,
I bow with devotion unto Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the giver of supreme grace and protection,
Om, salutations again and again to Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Parataraya.