Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ विरोधिघ्नाय विद्महे
वीराय धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Virodhighnaya Vidmahe
Viraya Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the destroyer of supreme grace and protection,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the supremely valorous warrior;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.