Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ वीरध्वजाय विद्महे
विघ्नहस्ताय धीमहि
तन्नो भौमः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Viradhvajaya Vidmahe
Vighnahastaya Dhimahi
Tanno Bhaumah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Him whose banner is heroic valor,
And meditate upon the remover of obstacles;
May Bhauma (Lord Mangala) inspire courage and discipline.