The wavy waters in the picture are symbolic of Karma, the lotus of Bhakti, and the rising sun of Jnana. The encircling serpent is indicative of yoga and awakened kundalini sakti, while the swan in the picture stands for Paramatman. Therefore, the idea of the picture is that by the union of karma, jnana, bhakti, and yoga, the vision of the paramatman is obtained.’
The wavy waters in the picture are symbolic of Karma, the lotus of Bhakti, and the rising sun of Jnana. The encircling serpent is indicative of yoga and awakened kundalini sakti, while the swan in the picture stands for Paramatman. Therefore, the idea of the picture is that by the union of karma, jnana, bhakti, and yoga, the vision of the paramatman is obtained.’
