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Kartikeya Gayatri
Kartikeya Gayatri
ॐ तत्पुरुषाय विद्महे महासेनाय धीमहि तन्नः षण्मुखः प्रचोदयात्
Om Tatpuruṣāya Vidmahe Mahāsenāya Dhīmahi Tannah Shaṇmukhah Prachodayāt
Meaning
We meditate on that supreme being, commander of great armies — may the six-faced Lord guide us.
Why recite it
For leadership, discipline and victory over inner battles.
Source
Traditional — Kartikeya Gayatri