PURNEA UNIVERSITY

PURNEA UNIVERSITY

Purnea University, Purnia was carved out of Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University, Madhepura on March 18, 2018 by an act of Bihar Assembly. The circular emblem of the university has a lotus leaf supporting an open book, a lotus and a rising sun crested by three motifs of humans. These have been circumscribed by its name in Devanagari and English divided by a pair of fish. Below the lotus leaf its motto in Sanskrit ‘ऋते ज्ञानान्न मुक्तिः’ meaning ‘Without Knowledge No Liberation’ and its year of formation is written. All these are ensconced by two thick outlines of grey and gold. The lotus leaf symbolises non attachment and neutrality; the open book denotes education, knowledge and wisdom; the lotus means purity, enlightenment, rebirth, transformation, personal growth, resilience, overcoming obstacles and divine beauty; the rising sun symbolises illumination, life, energy, power, positivity and clarity; and the humans denote the stakeholders of the university and the fish denotes higher self, feelings and motives.