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