Chapter 59The Animal World · Swan or Hansa

The swan is a symbol of the soul on the higher plane.

* The swan is the liberated soul.

* Both [the goose and the swan] are symbols of the beings in a man — but the goose or ordinary Hansa usually refers to the manomaya purus.a.

* The Hansa is the symbol of the being — it regains its original purity as it rises until it becomes luminous in the Highest Truth.

* The Hansa is a symbol of the soul or the self — the peacock is the bird of victory. The golden Hansa is the soul living in the Truth, the golden peacock is the victory of the Truth.