Swan or Hans or Hamsa
It is vehicle of Saraswati Devi
- Appears calm in public
- Elegant
- Beautiful
- Can adapt to any situation
- Keeps monogamous and long everlasting relationship
- Represents purity
- Eat pearls?
Feathers do not get wet in water. Similarly we should live in Prakriti but should not get attached to it.
When offered a mixture of milk and water, swam only drinks milk and leaves water. This quality represents vivek or wisdom to discrimate between eternal and effimiral or good and evil.
हंस श्वेतः बकः श्वेतः, को भेदः बकहंसयोः । नीरक्षीरविवेके तु हंसो हंसः बको बकः ॥
हंस सफेद है, बगुला सफेद है, तो हंस और बगुले में क्या भेद है ? जिस प्रकार पानी और दूध में भेद करने के ज्ञान से पानी, पानी होता है और दूध , दूध होता है । उसी प्रकार हंस, हंस होता है, बगुला, बगुला ही होता है ।
People with great spiritual powers are called Paramhans.
Swans are symbol of Nordic Countries/Council
Whooper Swan is National bird of Finland
Mute Swan is national bird of Denmark
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