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'''''Daiva Daśakam''''' ''(Ten Verses To God: The Universal Prayer'') is a prayer penned by [[Narayana Guru]] circa 1914. The poem does not address any specific deity from any particular religion. Instead, it invokes a universal, compassionate concept of God rooted in Advaita philosophy. It emphasizes that God is not only the creator but also the creation itself and the material cause of the universe.<ref>{{cite book |title=Sree Narayana Guru: sage, philosopher, humanist |last=Sreenivasan |first=Kochukannan |page=138 |year=1989 |publisher=Jayasree Publications |oclc=21969559 }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Daiva Dasakam Painting |author=Guru Narayana Lokam|url=http://www.gurunarayanalokam.com/guru-devotees/daivadasakam_painting.jsp}}</ref> In 2009, the [[Kerala]] state government recommended that it should become the national prayer of India.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kerala recommends national prayer song to Centre |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/article30389.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=7 October 2009 |access-date=3 July 2010 }}</ref> It has been translated into at least 100 languages and scripts.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2018/04/23/daiva-dasakam-released |title=Daiva Dasakam Released |work=The Arunachal Times}}</ref><br />
[[File:Daiva Daśakam by Ashfiya Anwar.webm|thumb|Daiva Daśakam by Ashfiya Anwar]]<br />
This work consists of ten slokas based on [[Advaita|Advaita Vedanta]] philosophy. He composed it in the Aluva Advaita Ashram, for the students of various caste and religious groups.<ref>{{cite web|first=മുനി|last=നാരായണപ്രസാദ്|title=നൂറുവയസ്സ് തികഞ്ഞ ദൈവദശകം|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/article.php?id=2848592|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140405012740/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/article.php?id=2848592|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 5, 2014|website=www.mathrubhumi.com|accessdate=5 April 2014}}</ref> The Guru has written this work in a relatively soft language, embodying the visions he had realized up to that point in his sixties, after completing many philosophical works that are very grand in terms of language and concept. Although the language is simple, the work is rich in meaningful expressions.<ref name=malayalasahithya>ആധുനിക മലയാള സാഹിത്യചരിത്രം പ്രസ്ഥാനങ്ങളിലൂടെ, ഡി.സി. ബുക്സ്, കോട്ടയം, 2009 ഏപ്രിൽ, പേജ് 766</ref> Daiva Dasakam is one of the most used poem in Kerala for community prayer.<ref name=anilkumar>ദൈവദശകദർശനം, ഡോ.ജി. അനിൽകുമാർ, കുരുക്ഷേത്ര പ്രകാശൻ, കൊച്ചി, 2010 ഏപ്രിൽ</ref><br />
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