ॐ शर्मणे विद्महे
शिष्टेष्टाय धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Om Sharmane Vidmahe
Shishteshtaya Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Sharmane,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Shishteshtaya;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.