Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ भीष्माय विद्महे
भावकेष्टाय धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Bhishmaya Vidmahe
Bhavakeshtaya Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Bhishmaya,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Bhavakeshtaya;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.