Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ अनिमिषाय विद्महे
नीलकण्ठाय धीमहि
तन्नो रुद्रः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Animishaya Vidmahe
Nilakanthaya Dhimahi
Tanno Rudrah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know the ever-watchful Witness whose eyes never close,
And meditate deeply upon the blue-throated savior who drank the Halahala poison;
May Lord Shiva inspire and purify our consciousness.