The Ten Versed Hymn is by Sri Sankaracharya from his book, Select Works of Sri Sankaracharya...

1. The Ten Versed
Hymn
By Sri Sankaracharya
(from his book, Select Works of Sri Sankaracharya)
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2. I am neither earth, nor water, nor fire, nor
air, nor ether, nor sensory organ, nor the
conglomeration of all these; for, all these
are transient. I am He that alone remains in
deep sleep, the second-less, un-
contradictable, attribute-less Bliss (Ṣiva).

3. I am neither castes, nor the rules of caste,
society and custom, nor for me are
concentration, meditation, Yoga and other
practices; for all this illusion of "I" and
"mine" is-rooted in the not-self and is
therefore dispell-able by the knowledge of
the self. I am therefore the second-less, un-
contradictable, attribute-less Bliss (Ṣiva).

4. I am neither mother, nor father, nor the
gods, nor the worlds, nor the Vedas, nor
sacrifices, nor any holy place; for, in deep
sleep I am [identical with Brahman which
however is] not absolute non-existence. I
am therefore the second-less, un-
contradictable attribute-less Bliss (Ṣiva).

5. Neither the Sânkhya doctrine, nor the
Ṣaiva, nor the Pâncharâtra, not the Jaina,
nor the Mîmâmsaka, nor any other, holds
good. For, by special realisation it is
revealed that my nature is absolutely pure.
I am therefore the second-less, un-
contradictable, attribute-less Bliss (Ṣiva).

6. I am neither above, nor below, nor inside,
nor outside, nor middle, nor across, nor
before, nor behind; for I am indivisible and
one by nature and am all-pervading like
space. I am therefore the second-less, un-
contradictable, attribute-less Bliss (Ṣiva).

7. I am neither white, nor black, nor red, nor
yellow, nor bent, nor stout, nor short, nor
tall, nor even formless; for, I am of the
nature of self-resplendent consciousness. I
am therefore the second-less, un-
contradictable, attribute-less Bliss (Ṣiva).

8. There is neither teacher, nor science, nor
pupil, nor teaching, nor you (the hearer),
nor I (the speaker), nor this empirical
universe; for, I am the consciousness of
the reality, which does not admit of
differentiation. I am therefore the second-
less, un-contradictable, attribute-less Bliss
(Ṣiva).

9. For me there is neither waking nor dream
nor deep sleep, nor am I the self
conditioned by any of these three states
(viṣva, taijasa or prâjṇa); for, all these are
of the nature of nescience, but I am the
fourth beyond these three. I am therefore
the second-less, un-contradictable,
attribute-less Bliss (Ṣiva).

10. All this universe, being other than the Self,
is unreal; for, the Self alone is all-inclusive,
constitutes the ultimate goal and is self-
established and self-dependent. I am
therefore the second-less, un-
contradictable, attribute-less Bliss (Ṣiva).

11. It cannot even be said that It is One. How
then can there be a second, other than
that? There is neither absoluteness nor
non-absoluteness, neither non-entity nor
entity; for it is absolutely non-dual in its
nature. How then can I describe that which
is established by all the Vedântas!
|| Thus ends The Ten Versed Hymn||

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