The painting depicts the dominant form of Nandi (an Indian Bull, a deity who symbolizes waiting, patience) and a girl sharing a seat beside him. The seat itself is past a murky, dark space of hurdles and interruptions (that naturally come to manifest) to the wait. As she sits beside appraising the river, she comes to appreciate Nandi's quality of waiting and offering to what he is devoted to. The river signifies the power of love.
she would sing,
'what love contains you? What resolve holds your sway?
let me sit with you past the turbulent dark chamber. Let the hindrances be. .'
