, (11) Advaitha Panchakam (12 Maya Panchakam (13) Athma Bodha (14) TathvOpadesha Etc. STHOTHRAS ON DIFFERENT DEITIES Etc. SWAN – THE SYMBOL OF ADVAITHA “The Hamsa (Sanskrit: "swan") is an important motif in Advaita Vedanta . Its symbolic meanings are as follows: firstly, upon verbally repeating hamsa, it becomes soham (Sanskrit,