What Religions is: In The Words of Swami Vivekananda

The wavy waters in the picture are symbolic of karma: and lotus, and the rising sun of jnana the encircling serpent is indicative of yoga and the awakened Kundalini Shakti while the swan in the picture stands for the Parmatman (Supreme self) therefore the idea of the picture is that by the union of karma, Jnana, Bhakti and yoga the vision of the Paramatman is obtained.