Mantra
Devanagari:
ॐ मुण्डाय विद्महे
सर्वशुभङ्कराय धीमहि
तन्नो रुद्रः प्रचोदयात्
Transliteration:
Om Mundaya Vidmahe
Sarvashubhankaraya Dhimahi
Tanno Rudrah Prachodayat
Translation:
Om, may we know the renunciate transcending all worldly ornaments,
And meditate deeply upon the maker of all auspiciousness;
May Lord Shiva inspire and purify our consciousness.