Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ निशाचराय विद्महे
प्रेतचारिणे धीमहि
तन्नो रुद्रः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Nishacharaya Vidmahe
Pretacharine Dhimahi
Tanno Rudrah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know Him who illumines the dark night of ignorance,
And meditate deeply upon the compassionate liberator of departed souls;
May Lord Shiva inspire and purify our consciousness.