Mantra
Devanagari:
भजेहं क्षेमक्षेत्राय नित्यं
स्मरामि क्षमाकराय सदा
नमामि क्षुद्रघ्नाय भक्त्या
ॐ क्षान्तिदाय नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Bhajeham Kshemakshetraya Nityam
Smarami Kshamakaraya Sada
Namami Kshudraghnaya Bhaktya
Om Kshantidaya Namo Namaha
Translation:
I worship eternally Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Kshemakshetraya,
I meditate always upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), the maker of forgiveness and patience,
I bow with 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.