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ह्रींकारकुण्डाग्निशिखा ह्रींकारशशिचन्द्रिका ।ह्रींकार भास्कररुचिह्रींकाराम्भोदचञ्चला ॥ह्रींकारकुण्डाग्निशिखा ।ह्रींकार एव कुण्डं वाच्यवाचकसंबन्धेन परब्रह्मावच्छेदकतया आहवनीयादिसदृशम्, तस्याग्निशिखा, 'उद्दीप्तेऽग्नौ जुहोति ' - इति प्रमाणेन 'आहवनीये जुहोति' - इति विधिवाक्यावगत होमाधारतायाःकेवलाहवनीयस्यायोग्यतया साग्निज्वालस्य होमाधारतायांज्ञायमानायामदृष्टद्वारा स्वर्गसंबन्धेन स्वार्थकतया तज्ज्ञापकवेदवाक्यस्यापि पुरुषार्थ संबन्धित्वमाहवनीयनिष्ठ होमाधिकरणदीप्ताग्निज्वालास्वाधारभूतकुण्डसार्थक्य संपादकेवाभाति ।तथा स्ववाचकबीजस्यापि 'मन्त्रैरुपासीत' इति त्रिधिगतदेवतोपासनकरणानां मन्त्राणामपि स्ववाचकतया सार्थक्यसंपादनात्तथोच्यते ॥ॐ ह्रींकारकुण्डाग्निशिखायैनमः ॥ह्रींकारशशिचन्द्रिका ।ह्रींकार एव शशी चन्द्रः तस्यस्वरूपाभेदभूतप्रकाशचैतन्यं चन्द्रिकापदेनोपमीयते ।यथाचन्द्रस्वरूपभूतामृतप्रसारभूता ज्योत्स्ना देवादिसर्वलोकानांसंजीवकतयोपकरोति, तथा दृढतरभक्तिपरवशपुरुषधौरेया-
In plain words
She is the blazing flame of consciousness rising from the sacred fire-pit of the Hrim mantra, making the entire ritual of meditation alive and purposeful. She is also the gentle, cooling moonlight of that same Hrim moon, pouring out the nectar of pure awareness to soothe and rejuvenate the hearts of her most devoted seekers.
Close to the Sanskrit
Hrīṃkārakuṇḍāgniśikhā, Hrīṃkāraśaśicandrikā, Hrīṃkārabhasakararuci, Hrīṃkārāmbhodacañcalā. Hrīṃkārakuṇḍāgniśikhā: Hrimkara itself is the sacrificial pit, similar to the Ahavaniya fire-pit because it defines the supreme Brahman through the signifier-signified relationship. She is the flame of that fire. According to the scriptural authority 'one offers in the kindled fire' and 'one offers in the Ahavaniya fire', the bare Ahavaniya fire-altar is unfit to receive offerings, so when it is known that the blazing fire is the actual support of the offering, it connects the ritual to heaven through unseen merit, making the Vedic text purposeful. This blazing flame makes the fire-pit meaningful. Similarly, the seed-mantra Hrim, which is the instrument of worship in the injunction 'one should worship with mantras', is made meaningful by expressing its deity. Thus she is called. Om, salutations to Hrīṃkārakuṇḍāgniśikhā. Hrīṃkāraśaśicandrikā: Hrimkara itself is the moon. Her non-different light of consciousness is compared to moonlight. Just as the moonlight, which is the spreading of the moon's nectar, rejuvenates all worlds, so does she rejuvenate the foremost of devotees who are absorbed in intense devotion.