Motto

VIDYAYAAMRTAMASNUTE

      The motto,VIDYAYAMRUTAMASNUTE, (attain immortality through knowledge) inscribed in the emblem is extracted from the Isa Upanishad: “He who knows at the same time knowledge and ignorance together, having crossed death by means of ignorance he wins the immortal by knowledge” (v. 11). For the Upanishadic author knowledge (Vidya) is the means to immortality and for the Vedantin Vidya is the awareness of unity or non-duality that is also understood as Atma-Sakshatkara or self-realisation. Kenopaniahad, wherein we read “When known by an awakening, It is conceived of; Truly it is immortality one finds. With the Soul (Atman) one finds power (to know); with knowledge one finds the immortal” (II: 4-5), recommends Karma (selfless physical action) and Upasana (mental prayer) as steps leading to Jnaana (knowledge). Avidya is seen as the consciousness of multiplicity. This would imply that to an extent Avidya is necessary for Suvidya. An awareness of one's experience of reality in multiplicity (Avidya) enables one to seek the underlying unity of reality. By combining Karma and Upasana, Vidya and Avidya, One's actions are illumined by the knowledge of God, and this knowledge leads one to experience unity within and without. Thus Vidya (knowledge) becomes a vehicle to reach immortality

THE CREST

      The emblem of Suvidya College is seen as an expression through familiar Symbols of the type of knowledge it imparts to its students. The Upadesa-mudra in the emblem represents the Risen Christ. He is the Guru who imparts Vidya in the shadow of the Cross. The Cross of Christ not only represents "the power and wisdom of God" (1 Cor 1:24) but also the historical crosses of a suffering humanity. Sitting at the feet of the Divine Guru, the sishya (disciple) receives Vidya when the Spirit of Christ (symbolized by the flame) dispels all forms of ignorance and impurity and enlightens the inner universe of his life. Thus he experiences the harmony and wholeness within himself in relation to the universe and the ultimate source of all knowledge. This transforming Vidya also enables him to challenge the forces of disharmony and burn out in the process of bringing about wholeness in the society in which he lives.