Mantra
Devanagari:
भजेहं खेचरपालकाय नित्यं
स्मरामि खस्थलाय सदा
नमामि खण्डितार्काय भक्त्या
ॐ खेचरीजनपूजिताय नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Bhajeham Khecharapalakaya Nityam
Smarami Khasthalaya Sada
Namami Khanditarkaya Bhaktya
Om Khecharijanapujitaya Namo Namaha
Translation:
I worship eternally Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Khecharapalakaya,
I meditate always upon Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Khasthalaya,
I bow with devotion unto Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), revered in the sacred epithet Khanditarkaya,
Om, salutations again and again to Lord Subrahmanya (Kartikeya), he who is worshipped by supreme grace and protection.