Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ कुङ्कुमाङ्गाय विद्महे
क्लमहराय धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Kunkumangaya Vidmahe
Klamaharaya Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Kunkumangaya,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the remover of supreme grace and protection;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.