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बहुषु पक्षिषु आरण्यकेषु सत्स्वपि तस्याः रूपध्वनिभ्यांसुखतया दर्शनश्रवणादिजन्य प्रमोदसाधकतया उद्यानालंकरिष्णुत्वम्, तथा ह्रींकाररूपदेवताध्वनेः सच्चिदानन्दरूपतद्वाच्यार्थस्य च परमपुरुषार्थसाधकत्वेन अविशिष्टत्वेऽपि त्रह्मविष्णुरुद्रादिमूर्तिषु उद्यानतरुवल्लिकक्षगुल्मादिवदुत्तमनीचदेवतिर्यङ्मनुष्यादिषु च मयूरीव स्वेच्छया सर्वव्यापकत्वेनतदात्मरूपतयाशरीरेन्द्रियप्राणाद्याधारपरमप्रेमास्पदपरमानन्दरूप प्रत्यग्गोचरावृत्तिव्याप्यत यैतद्बीजप्रकाश्या भवतीत्यर्थः ।ॐ ह्रींकारोद्यानकेकिन्यै नमः ।ह्रींकारारण्यहरिणी ह्रींकारावालवल्लरी ।ह्रींकारपञ्जरशुकी ह्रींकाराङ्गणदीपिका ॥ह्रींकारारण्यहरिणी ।ह्रींकारवाच्यार्थैकदेशभूतमायाविद्यातत्कार्याणां बन्धरूपतया गहने व्याघ्रादीनामिव भयहेतूनां सद्भावेन दुष्प्रवेशत्वरूपधर्मसाम्येन ह्रींकारस्य अरण्योपमितत्वम् ।तथा च अरण्यमिव ह्रींकार इति सर्वत्रोपमा -नोत्तरपदसमासः ।तत्रैवं सति यथारण्यगतपुरुषस्य शीघ्रंदृष्टिपथं गता हरिणी एणी व्याघ्राद्यभावनिश्चयेन तदधिगमफलप्राप्तिसाधनतामवगमयति धीरपुरुषस्य, तथा निरन्तरभ-
In plain words
Though a forest may be filled with countless wild birds, it is the peahen who truly graces a garden, bringing delight to all who see her form and hear her call. In the same way, the sacred syllable Hrīṃ and the pure existence-consciousness-bliss it signifies are the ultimate means to liberation. Yet, just as a peahen wanders freely among trees and vines, this divine presence moves by her own will through all forms—from the highest deities like Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Rudra, down to the simplest creatures and plants. She is the all-pervading essence, the innermost Self, the foundation of the body and breath, the seat of supreme love, and the embodiment of absolute joy. She is revealed by this very seed-syllable, shining within the mind that turns inward. Om. Salutations to the divine peahen who wanders the garden of Hrīṃ. She is the doe in the forest of Hrīṃ. She is the climbing vine in the basin of Hrīṃ. She is the parrot in the cage of Hrīṃ. She is the lamp in the courtyard of Hrīṃ. 'The doe in the forest of Hrīṃ.' The syllable Hrīṃ is likened to a dense forest. Just as a dark wilderness is terrifying and hard to penetrate because of predators like tigers, the realm of illusion (māyā), ignorance, and worldly bondage—which forms a fraction of what Hrīṃ encompasses—is difficult to cross. In all these verses, the compound is formed with the standard of comparison placed second: 'Hrīṃ is like a forest.' When a traveler braving a dark forest suddenly spots a gentle doe, he instantly knows the path is safe from tigers, and he finds the courage to press on. In the exact same way, the continuous...
Close to the Sanskrit
Even when there are many wild birds in the forest, she (the peahen) adorns the garden by being the cause of joy produced by seeing and hearing her pleasant form and sound. Similarly, even though the sound of the deity in the form of the syllable Hrim and its denoted meaning of existence-consciousness-bliss are non-different in being the means to the supreme human goal, she is revealed by this seed-syllable by being pervaded by the mental modification whose object is the innermost Self, which is the form of supreme bliss, the abode of supreme love, and the support of the body, senses, vital breath, etc., by her own will, like a peahen, being all-pervasive and being their very self, among the forms of Brahma, Vishnu, Rudra, etc., and among superior and inferior gods, animals, humans, etc., just like among garden trees, creepers, shrubs, bushes, etc. This is the meaning. Om, salutations to the peahen of the garden of the syllable Hrim. The doe in the forest of the syllable Hrim. The creeper in the basin of the syllable Hrim. The female parrot in the cage of the syllable Hrim. The lamp in the courtyard of the syllable Hrim. 'The doe in the forest of the syllable Hrim.' The syllable Hrim is compared to a forest due to the similarity of the attribute of being difficult to enter, because of the presence of causes of fear like tigers, etc., in the dense thicket, which is in the form of bondage of maya, ignorance, and their effects, which are a part of the denoted meaning of the syllable Hrim. And thus, 'the syllable Hrim is like a forest' - everywhere this is a compound with the standard of comparison as the latter member. This being so, just as a doe that has quickly come into the line of sight of a man who has entered the forest makes known to the courageous man that it is the means to attain the fruit of traversing it, by the certainty of the absence of tigers, etc., similarly, the continuous...