Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ इभवक्त्रानुजाय विद्महे
इष्टाय धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Ibhavaktranujaya Vidmahe
Ishtaya Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Ibhavaktranujaya,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Ishtaya;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.