"Maate Malayadhwaja" is a prayer to the Hindu goddess Madurai Meenakshy Devi. Sanskrit.

maatE malayadwaja (daru varNam)

raag: kamas
taaL: aadi

28 harikaambhOji janya
ArOhaNam: S M1 G3 M1 P D2 N2 S
avarOhaNam: S N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

Composer: HarikEshanallur Mutayyaa Bhaagavatar

pallavi

mAtE malayadwaja pANDya samjATE mAtanga vadana guha

(mAtE)

anupallavi

shAtOdhari shankari chAmuNDEshvari chandrakalAdhari tAyE gaurI

(mAtE)

Swara

DaDa NDDN DDND DNPM | DaDa NRSN SDNS DPMM ||

DaDa NGRN RSND PNDM | DaDa MGMP MPDD NNDM ||

DaD RSNDN DaDa MDNMN | DaDa SSPDN DaDa MGRSN ||

DaDP DaDN DaDS DaRD | MGR SNDa NSNN DDPM ||

Jathi

thAmthAm thakajoNu dadanida dimithika | dAdA kukuthari thajaNutha dapamama ||

dAdA nigarini risadhimi tharikita | jamjam thakitatha kukuthari Namthari || 

dAthathin ginathari jEkumada nithaka | Namthasa sathimitha thomthadi mithakita || 

dAdapa dAdatha rEkusa dArijam | magari sanidA nisanini dadapama ||

SAhityA

dAtA sakala kalA nipuNa chatura 

dAtA vividha matha samaya samarasa 

dAtA sulabha hrdaya madhura vachana

dAtA sarasa ruchiratara svara laya

gIta sukhada nija bhAva rasika vara 

dAtA mahishUra nAda nAlvaTi shrI kriShNa rAjEndrara tAyE

sadA pore mahite harikEsha manOharE sadayE

(mAtE)

charaNam
shyAmE sakala bhuvana sArvabhaumE shashi maNDala madyagE 

ma, ma pani dada papa magamapa ma ma nida masani dapa da
(shyAmE)

nidanida dapapama papa nidapama gapama nidama sanidapa manida
(shyAmE)

sa sa sa nidanisa nidapa magamapa mamama samagama pasanida ni
nidani padani mapadani gamapadani samagama padani samagari sasanida pada
(shyAmE)

gani magamadani sama nigama sanima nidaga nigari dada rini sadani pada samagama nida nidamaga
(shyAmE)

(mAtE)

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Meaning:

O Mother! You are the daughter of the Pandya king Malayadhwaja,

You are the lady with the face glowing green.

O Mother! You have the beauty of the moon.

You have the great expertise in all the arts,

You allow equal rights to all the creeds,

You are soft and sweet spoken,

You express affection in music and rhythm,

You inspire us with your beautiful and expressive song,

You have gained fame for killing the demon, Mahishasura,

You protect and care for Sri Krishna Rajendra, the Maharaja of Mysore,

Even pray to Siva and the mother Parvati.

Mother! You glow with the blue colour,

You care for the whole world,

You glow like a full moon.