20 naTabhairavi janya
Aa: S G2 M1 D1 N2 S
Av: S N2 D1 M1 G2 S

taaLam: aadi
Composer: Mysore VaasudEvaacaarya
Language: Sanskrit

pallavi

mAmavatu shrI sarasvatI kAmakOTi pITha vAsinI
(mAmavatu)

anupallavi

kOmaLakara sarOja dhrta vINA sImAtIta vara vAGvibhUSaNA
(mAmavatu)

caraNam

rAjAdhi rAja pUjita caraNA rAjIva nayanA ramaNIya vadanA

madhyamakAlam: sujana manOratha pUraNa caturA nijagaLa shObhita maNimaya hArA
aja bhava vandita vAsudEva caraNArpita sakala vEda sArA
(mAmavatu)

Meaning:
pallavi

shrI sarasvatI mAm avatu - May Goddess Sarasvati protect me,
kAmakOTi pITha vAsinI - (She who is) the resident of Kamakoti Peetha.

anupallavi

kOmaLa kara sarOja dhrta vINA - (She who is) the one holding the Veena with her tender lotus-like hands,
sImAtIta vara vAGvibhUSaNa - the one whose ornament is infinite excellent speech.

caraNam

rAjAdhi rAja pUjita caraNA - (She who is) the one whose feet are worshipped by kings of kings,
rAjIva nayanA - the lotus-eyed one,
ramaNIya vadanA - the one whose face is charming,
sujana manOratha pUraNa caturA - the expert at fulfilling the desires of good people,
nijagaLa shObhita maNimaya hArA - the one who has a bejewelled necklace shining in her neck,
aja bhava vandita vAsudEva caraNArpita sakala vEda sArA - the one who offers the essence of all Vedas, at the feet of Vasudeva(Vishnu) who is saluted by Brahma and Shiva.

Notation:
Notation in Tamil is available here on page 1, page 2, and page 3

Other information:
Lyrics and notation contributed by Lakshman Ragde. Meaning and corrections provided by Rajani Arjun Shankar.

Song performed for karnATik by Preetham Adiga.