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