HEMCHAND YADAV VISHWAVIDYALAYA

HEMCHAND YADAV VISHWAVIDYALAYA

The emblem of Hemchand Yadav Vishwavidyalaya (HYV) has a twelve petalled circular spread of lotus, houses a blue circular border, which is inscribed with the name and place of the university in Devanagari and English. The yellow circle inside the border houses the motifs of a Shivling supported by a pair of leaves of Aegle marmelos or bilva supporting a nib of a pen with a glowing tip and its year of inception. Below the Shivling its motto in Sanskrit ‘ऋते जगतु न मुक्तिः’ (Verse 15, Rasahrdaya Tantra, Govinda Bhagavatpada) meaning 'Knowledge Alone Does Not Lead to Liberation’ meaning is inscribed. The Shivling is Lord of the place and the leaves of bilva which are the offering to Lord Shiva; the lotus denotes purity, enlightenment, rebirth, transformation, personal growth, resilience, overcoming obstacles and divine beauty; the nib of the pen symbolises freedom, intelligence, creativity, professionalism, determination and diligence and the glow around its point symbolises the power of the written word and knowledge.