Mantra
Devanagari:
प्रणमामि सदा दुरितघ्नाय
ॐ दुरासदाय नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Pranamami Sada Duritaghnaya
Om Durasadaya Namo Namaha
Translation:
I bow perpetually in devotion unto Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the destroyer of supreme grace and protection,
Om, salutations again and again to Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the giver of supreme grace and protection.