पालयाच्युत स्तोत्रम्
"Palayachyutha" means "Protect me, O Infallible One." Sri Vadiraja Tirtha wrote this as a personal plea to the Krishna deity at Udupi, describing his beauty from face to feet. It's one of the most beloved compositions in the Madhwa tradition. The melody is simple, the Sanskrit is accessible, and the devotion is completely direct. No philosophical abstraction, just a saint asking Krishna for protection. He calls Udupi "Raupya Peeta," the silver seat. If you've been to the Krishna Matha, you'll feel it in every verse.
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પાલયાચ્યુત પાલયાજિત પાલયા કમલાલય
લીલયા ધૃત ભૂધરાંબુરુહોદર સ્વજનોદર
મધ્વમાનસપદ્મભાનુસમં સ્મરપ્રતિમં સ્મર
સ્નિગ્દનિર્મલશીતકાંતિલસન્મુખં કરુણોન્મુખમ્
હૃદ્યકંબુજ માનકંધરમક્ષયં દુરિતક્ષયં
સ્નિગ્દ સંસ્તુત રૂપ્યપીઠકૃતાલયં હરિમાલયમ્
અંગદાદિસુશોભિપાણિયુગેન સંક્શુભિતૈનસં
તુંગમાલ્ય મણીંદ્રહારસરોરસં ખલનીરસમ્
મંગલપ્રદમંથદામવિરાચિતં ભજતાજિતં તંગૃણે
વર રૂપ્યપીઠકૃતાલયં હરિમાલયમ્
ઇતિ શ્રી વાદિરાજતીર્થશ્રી ચરણકૃતં શ્રી કૃષ્ણાષ્ટકમ્
A Kannada song, in Gujarati
Palayachyutha is a heartfelt plea to Krishna, palaya achyuta, protect me, O Achyuta, composed by the sixteenth-century Madhva saint Sri Vadiraja Tirtha before the Lord of Udupi. It belongs to the Haridasa tradition of Kannada devotion, the world of Purandara Dasa and Kanaka Dasa, and it is sung at Udupi and in Madhva homes across Karnataka. Simple, melodic and deeply personal, it is the cry of a devotee who has placed everything in Krishna's hands, sung for refuge, for protection, and for trust in the Lord who keeps whoever calls. This version sets the same song in the Gujarati script, so Gujarati readers who love it can follow and sing along, sharing in a devotion that began in Karnataka.