Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ विधेयात्मने विद्महे
वीतदोषाय धीमहि
तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Vidheyatmane Vidmahe
Vitadoshaya Dhimahi
Tannah Shanmukhah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the soul of the inner Self,
And meditate deeply upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Vitadoshaya;
May six-faced Lord Shanmukha guide and enlighten our mind.