Mantra
Devanagari:
भजेहं अमराधीशाय नित्यं
स्मरामि अस्पष्टाय सदा
नमामि अस्तोकपुण्यदाय भक्त्या
ॐ अस्तामित्राय नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Bhajeham Amaradhishaya Nityam
Smarami Aspashtaya Sada
Namami Astokapunyadaya Bhaktya
Om Astamitraya Namo Namaha
Translation:
I worship eternally Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Amaradhishaya,
I meditate always upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Aspashtaya,
I bow with devotion unto Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the giver of sacred and meritorious,
Om, salutations again and again to Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Astamitraya.