'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 the 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.'
