Mantra
Devanagari:
नमोऽस्तु गन्धधारिणे नित्यं
नमोऽस्तु कपर्दिने सदा
नमोऽस्तु ऊर्ध्वरेतसे भक्त्या
ॐ ऊर्ध्वलिङ्गाय नमो नमः
Transliteration:
Namo Astu Gandhadharine Nityam
Namo Astu Kapardine Sada
Namo Astu Urdhvaretase Bhaktya
Om Urdhvalingaya Namo Namaha
Translation:
Eternal salutations unto Him who is anointed with sacred sandal paste,
Perpetual salutations unto the Lord with braided and coiled locks,
Devoted salutations unto the supreme master of sublimated spiritual energy,
Om, salutations again and again to the eternal upward-pointing pillar of light.