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Atmano mokshartham jagad hitaya cha
(For one's own salvation and for the welfare of the world)

The wavy waters in the picture
are symbolic of Karma; and lotus, of Bhakti;
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 Paramatman (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.

~ Swami Vivekananda ~