Sathyam vada; Dharmam chara घर्मं चर

8. Sathyam vada; Dharmam chara
WHAT greater misfortune can there be than the fact that Bharatiyas make no effort to understand
their great and Divine culture, based on the most sublime ideals?
Love is the form of Brahmam. Brahmam is filled with Love. Love can be secured only through
Love. Only when one is firmly established in Love can he be qualified to experience the One
without a second.
Embodiments of Divine Love! “Sathyam vada; Dharmam chara” (Speak the Truth, pursue
Righteousness). This is the great pronouncement of the ancient Upanishads and scriptures of
Bharatiyas. Truth and Righteousness are the stepping-stones to human greatness. The puranas
have also declared: “Sathayameva Jayathe” (Truth alone triumphs). Victory adores Truth,
“Sathyaanaasthi Paro Dharma” (There is no greater Dharma than truth), declare the Puranas.
Truth is God. It is supreme folly to forget this fact and seek to obtain the grace of God by all
kinds of practices. The Bhagavatha has indicated a more arduous path. Emperor Bali told his
Guru Sukracharya, “C an there be a greater sin than going back on one’s plighted word?”
The same truth was revealed by Bhoodevi (the Goddess of the Earth) in another context in the
Bhagavatha. Bhoodevi lamented: “Oh Lord! I can bear the burden of any number of sinners. But
I cannot bear to carry those who have betrayed Truth.”
The glow of Truth has been proclaimed by the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Puranas and the
epics. The Upanishads have expounded the characteristics of Sathya (Truth). “Sathyaanna
Pramadithavyam, Dharmaanna Pramadithavyam” (Do not disregard Truth. Do not be indifferent
to Dharma). “In any circumstances do not give up Truth. Overcome all difficulties by adhering
to truth” is the teaching of the Brihadaaranyaka Upanishad and other texts.
Harischandra’s life as an example
Harischandra, who gave up his kingdom, wife and son and even chose to serve as a watchman in
a burning-ghat, is the supreme example of one who stood for Truth. Vishwamitra, who subjected
Harischandra to the most severe tests and ordeals, ultimately declared: “The whole earth can be
held in the palm of one’s hand. The entire ocean can be drunk at one gulp. The earth and the sky
can be rolled into one. But it is impossible to make Harischandra utter a lie.”
Through Truth not only can the world be subdued, but it is possible even to realise the Lord of
the universe. Today in Bharat, because people have given up Truth and Righteousness, they are
not able to achieve unity and all kinds of divisions and antagonisms have developed. You have to
dedicate yourselves to Truth. In offering worship to Rama. and Krishna, prayers are offered to
their manifestations as Truth. “Sathyam vachanaaya namah,” “Sathyapriyaaya namah,”
“Sathyaswaroopaaya namah” (Salutations to the One whose speech is Truth, who is a lover of
Truth, who is the embodiment of Truth).
In the cause of upholding truth, Sri Ramachandra had to go as an exile to the forest. Rama told
the sage Jabali: “For rulers in the Ikshwaaku dynasty, the greatest calamity is going back on the
plighted word.”
Pothana’s faith in Lord Rama
God should be worshipped as the embodiment of Truth. This is the primary duty of every
Bharatiya. Srinatha was a great scholar and writer who was the Court poet of the Andhra ruler,
Singabhupaala. He came to his brother-in-law, Pothana, who was living in poverty, and entreated
him to dedicate his Bhagavatham to Singabhupaala. “If you dedicate your Bhagavatham to that
ruler, he will reward you with all kinds of riches,” said Srinatha. Pothana replied: “Sri
Ramachandra is Lord above all kings. When I have Sri Ramachandra, the King of Kings, what
need is there for me to submit to earthly rulers? It is God who offers spiritual benefits, earthly
benefits and other benefits to everyone. Cannot the protector of so many countless beings, take
care of me?” Pothana firmly held to this belief.
Provoked by Pothana’s stubborn attitude and attributing it to Pothana’s conceit, Srinatha
conveyed his feelings to Singabhupala. The ruler became furious. He sent his soldiers to wrest
the Bhagavatham from Pothana. Pothana was prepared even to give up his life, but would not
surrender the Bhagavatham. On the orders of the ruler, his men set fire to Pothana’s house.
Pothana prayed: “Oh Sri Ramachandra! Will you not protect atleast your own life-story, apart
from protecting your devotees?” Appealing to Sri Rama to protect the Bhagavatham, Pothana
closed his eyes in meditation. Except the Bhagavatham, everything else was consumed by the
flames.
Realise the infinite worth of Lord’s name
Singabhupala heard about this remarkable phenomenon. From that moment he became a devotee
of Rama. It is only when one’s devotion is firm, pure and unwavering that the Lord is ready to
extend every kind of protection. Unfortunately, in this Kali era, faith is continually changing
because of worldly desires. Man is willing to barter away the precious gem of his life for a piece
of charcoal. If he realised the true value of human birth he would not treat it so lightly and go as
far even to discard God. Tulsidas also said that the man who did not know the preciousness of
the Lord’s name, casts it away as worthless. Hence, it is essential to realise the infinite worth of
the Lord’s name. Mira also recognised the uniqueness and greatness of God’s name. “Enjoy the
nectarine sweetness of the Lord’s name,” says Mira. Instead of coffee and tea you must drink the
sweet essence of the Lord’s name. For the man who has installed the Lord in his heart, there will
be no troubles of any kind.
It is not easy for all people to recognise the truth about God. When Socrates was attracting the
youth of Athens to get interested in the pursuit of wisdom, his mission was misunderstood by the
powers that be. The saint Thyagaraja lamented: “Oh Rama; the people do not understand the
greatness of the Bhakti marga (path of devotion). People prefer the Bhukti marga (the path of
enjoyment) to the Bhakti marga. Today men pursue worldly studies with diligence, but few are
interested in the pursuit of Mukti (Liberation). How can such persons ever realise God, whatever
may be their education? All efforts are directed towards worldly and material ends, but no effort
is made to attain spiritual realisation. Education today enables one to develop intellectual
abilities, but does not promote good qualities. Of what value is such education? Book learning
may convert the head into a library. But it is of no practical use.
Convert ordinary duties into acts of worship
Socrates was condemned to death for turning the minds of the youth away from worldly
concerns to spiritual matters. Socrates preferred to end his life by drinking poison received from
the hands of his disciples rather than die at the jailor’s hands. This means that more value was
attached to spiritual purity than to the physical life.
Today, only sensual pleasures, which are transient and unreal, are valued. Those who imagine
that they are deriving pleasure through their senses do not realise that it is the senses that are
enjoying them and weakening them.
What is devotion? It is not doing Japa or sitting in meditation or doing bhajans. Essentially it
consists of two things: one, lack of interest in worldly things’ two, love of God. Whatever you do
out of love for God is devotion. You may engage yourselves in the ordinary duties of life. Only
convert them into acts of worship by offering them to the Divine.
Sadhaks are children of immortality
All of you are devotees, but for want of proper advice you are confused and feel depressed. On
account of this confusion and depression you develop doubts. Sai does not ask you to renounce
the world. But, in what way should you live in the world? You should enjoy the world with a
spiritual outlook. You should realise that you have come down from the Atma to the realm of
Nature. Today the reverse view prevails among sadhaks. They wrongly think that they are
proceeding from Nature to the Spirit. You have emerged from the Atma and not evolved from
Nature. You are the children of immortality. You are sparks of the Divine.
You must recognise the Divinity that is in everyone. Learn a lesson from the birds and insects. If
a crow sees some edible, it does not start eating it all alone. It summons other crows and enjoys
the food in their company. Look at the ants. If one ant chances upon a lump of sugar, it will not
start eating it all by itself. It will bring other ants and enjoy the repast all together. Is man worse
than crows and ants? Should he not have the sense of unity which these creatures have? Even the
ants seem to have some sense of the Divine. That was why Thyagaraja sang: “Oh Rama! May the
Brahmam, which is present as love in the ant and in the Supreme, protect me!” Thyagaraja
recognised the omnipresence of the Divine in everything from the smallest to the vastest.
People recite Thyagaraja’s song. But in practice, if Brahma were to appear before them they will
offer worship, and if an ant crawls on them they will kill it. Does this demonstrate their sense of
oneness? The presence of the ant is not relished. But the spirit of sacrifice and sharing which the
ant has is not to be found in man. Neither the practice of hoarding nor that of plundering others is
to be found among animals and birds. But today the acquisitive and exploiting tendencies are
growing among men from day to day.
Embodiments of Love! Realising that human life is precious, fill your hearts with sacred thoughts
and lead noble lives, dedicated to the service of society. Such service is indeed service to God. If
you offer worship to one idol in your shrine you are worshiping only one. But when you render
service to society you will be offering worship to innumerable forms of the Divine.
Discourse at Dharmakshetra, Bombay on 29-4-1990.
Among men, each one is himself the cause of his fortune– good or
bad. He is himself the builder, the architect, fate, destiny, predetermination,
the Will of God–everyone of these explanations is
toppled by the principle of Karma.

List of educational institutions which have Sanskrit phrases as their mottos

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See also: List of institutions which have Sanskrit phrases as their mottoes and Sanskrit § Symbolic_usage

The following is a list of educational institutions that use Sanskrit phrases as their official mottos.

• Acharya Nagarjuna University – satye sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam / सत्ये सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् / satye sarvaM pratiShThitam (Everything is established in truth)
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences – śarīramādyaṃ khalu dharmasādhanam / शरीरमाद्यं खलु धर्मसाधनम् / shareeramAdyaM khalu dharmasAdhanam (Body alone is the instrument of doing all duties/deeds, Kumarsambhavam)
• Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham – śraddhāvān labhate jñānam / श्रद्धावान् लभते ज्ञानम् / shraddhAvAn labhate GYaanam (Reverent attains wisdom, Rigveda^{[citation needed]})
• Andhra University – tejasvi nāvadhītamastu / तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु / tejasvi naavadhiitamastu (May our knowledge become brilliant)
• Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University– tejasvi nāvadhītamastu / तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु / tejasvi naavadhiitamastu (May our knowledge become brilliant)^[1]
• Banaras Hindu University – Vidyayā’mritamașnute / विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते / vidyayA amRRitaM ashnute (Eat nectar through knowledge, i.e. be immortal through knowledge)
• Banasthali Vidyapith – sā vidyā yā vimuktaye / सा विद्या या विमुक्तये / sA vidyA yA vimuktaye (That is knowledge which liberates)
• Bangalore University – jñānaḿ vijñāna-sahitaḿ / ज्ञानं विज्ञान सहितम् (Realized knowledge) ^[2]
• Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi – sā vidyā yā vimuktaye / सा विद्या या विमुक्तये / sA vidyA yA vimuktaye (That is knowledge which liberates)
• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – jñānaṃ paramaṃ balam / ज्ञानं परमं बलम् / GYaanaM paramaM balam (Knowledge is the supreme power)
• Haryana Board of School Education – tamaso mā jyotirgamaya / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / tamaso mA jyotirgamaya ((Lead us) From Darkness to Light)^[3]
• Central Board of Secondary Education – asato ma sad gamaya / असतो मा सद्गमय / asato mA sadgamaya ((Lead us) From Untruth to Truth)
• Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology – swayam tejaswin bhava(Be self-enlightened)
• Cochin University of Science and Technology – tejasvi nāvadhītamastu / तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु / tejasvi naavadhiitamastu (May our knowledge become brilliant)^[4]
• College of Engineering, Trivandrum – karma jyayoghya karmanah
• Delhi University – niṣṭhā dhṛtiḥ satyam / निष्ठा धृतिः सत्यम् / niShThA dhRRitiH satyam (Reverent dedication grasps truth)
• Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya – dhiyo yo naḥ pracodayāt / धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात् / dhiyo yo naH prachodayaat (May (the divine savitA) propel our intellect)
• G.B. Pant Engg College (GBPEC) Pauri – tamaso mā jyotirgamaya / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / tamaso mA jyotirgamaya ((Lead us) From Darkness to Light)
• Gujarat National Law University – ā no bhadrāḥ kratavo yantu viśvataḥ (1.89.1 rigveda) / आ नो भद्राः क्रतवो यन्तु विश्वतः / A no bhadraaH kratavo yantu vishvataH (Let good (thoughts) come from everywhere, from all the world
• Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology – jñānaḿ vijñāna-sahitaḿ / ज्ञानं विज्ञान सहितम् (Realized knowledge)^[5]
• Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University – ज्योतिवृ्णीत तमसो विजानऩ /jyotivranit tamso vijajnam
• Gyanm College of Competitions, Chandigarh – ज्ञानम सर्वोत्तम सम्पदा /Gyanm Sarvottam Sampada
• Hans Raj College – तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / tamaso mA jyotirgamaya
• Hidayatullah National Law University – धर्म संस्थापनार्थम / Dharma Sansthapanartham (for the sake of establishing the primacy of the laws of eternal value).
• Hooghly Collegiate School – tamaso mā jyotirgamaya / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / tamaso mA jyotirgamaya ((Lead us) From Darkness to Light)
• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur – yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam (excellence in action is yoga)
• Indian Institute of Technology Bombay – jñānaṃ paramaṃ dhyeyam / ज्ञानं परमं ध्येयम् / GYaanaM paramaM dhyeyam (knowledge is the supreme goal)
• Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur – tamaso mā jyotirgamaya / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / tamaso mA jyotirgamaya ((Lead me) From Darkness to Light)
• Indian Institute of Technology Madras – siddhirbhavati karmajā / सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा / siddhirbhavati karmajA (success is born of action)
• Indian Institute of Technology Patna – vidyarthi labhate vidyam / विद्यार्थी लभते विद्याम / vidyarthi labhate vidyam (One who aspires wisdom, attains it)
• Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee – śramam vinā na kimapi sādhyam / श्रमम् विना न किमपि साध्यम् / shramam vinA na kimapi sAdhyam (Without effort nothing is possible)
• Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur – uttiṣṭha jāgrata prāpya varānnibodhata / उत्तिष्ठ जाग्रत प्राप्य वरान्निबोधत / uttiShTha jAgrata prApya varAnnibodhata (arise, awake, obtaining worthy (teachers), Know (the truth))
• Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad – vidyā viniyogāt vikāsaḥ / विद्या विनियोगात् विकासः / vidyA viniyogAt vikAsaH (Progress comes from proper application of knowledge)
• Indian Institute of Management Bangalore – tejasvi nāvadhītamastu / तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु / tejasvi naavadhiitamastu (May our knowledge become brilliant)
• Indian Institute of Management Lucknow – suprabandhe rashtra samriddhi/सुप्रबन्धे राष्ट्र समृद्धि/ (Better Management for a Better Nation)
• Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode – yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam (Excellence in action is yoga)
• Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Gwalior – viśvajīvanāmṛtam jñānam / विश्वजीवनामृतम् ज्ञानम् / vishvajeevanAmRRitam GYaanam (Knowledge is the nectar of Life)
• Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal – vidyayā amṛtaṃ aśnute / विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते / vidyayA amRRitaM ashnute (Eat nectar through knowledge, i.e. be immortal through knowledge)
• Indian School of Mines Dhanbad – uttiṣṭha jāgrata prāpya varānnibodhata / उत्तिष्ठ जाग्रत प्राप्य वरान्निबोधत / uttiShTha jAgrata prApya varAnnibodhata (Arise, Awake and Learn by approaching excellent teachers)
• Indian Statistical Institute – bhinneṣvaikyasya darśanam / भिन्नेष्वैक्यस्य दर्शनम् / bhinneShvaikyasya darshanam (See one in many) (even in differences, see the unity). “bhinneShu eva ekyasya darshanam”)
• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad – yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam (Excellence in action is yoga)
• Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya – prajñānam brahma / प्रज्ञानम ब्रह्म / praj~naanam brahma (Knowledge is the Soul)
• Kendriya Vidyalaya – tattvaṃ pūṣanapāvṛṇu / तत्त्वं पूषनपावृणु / tattvaM pUShanapAvRRiNu ((Lord) Remove Thou the Covering (that the Seeker may see the Truth))
• Kurukshetra University – yogastha kuru karmāṇi / योगस्थ कुरु कर्माणि / yogastha kuru karmANi (Do while steadfast in yoga)^[6]
• Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur – yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam (Excellence in action is yoga)
• The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara – satyaṃ śivaṃ sundaram / सत्यं शिवं सुन्दरम् / satyaM shivaM sundaram (truth, auspiciousness, beauty)
• Maharishi Vidya Mandir Schools – gyanam chetnayam nihitam / ज्ञानं चेतनायां निहितम् ^[7]
• Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth– Knowledge Imparts Immortality / विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते
• Malaviya National Institute of Technology – yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam (Excellence in action is yoga)
• Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication – आ नो भद्राः क्रत वो यन्तु विश्वतः
• Management Development Institute – yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam (Excellence in action is yoga)
• Manipal University – pragyānam brahm / प्रज्ञानं ब्रह्म / pragyānam brahm (Knowledge is the attainment of God)
• Modern School, New Delhi – “”Naimatma Balheenien Labhya”” (Perfection can only be achieved by the strong/The weak cannot achieve perfection)
• Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad – siddhirbhavati karmajā / सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा / siddhirbhavati karmajA (Success is born of action)
• National Institute of Technology, Durgapur – udyogah purushasya lakshanam / उद्योगः पुरुषस्य लक्षणं / udyogah purushasya lakshanam (Industry is man’s objective)
• National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur – Udyamena hi siddhayānti kāryāṇi na manorathaiḥ / उद्यमेन हि सिद्धयान्ति कार्याणि न मनोरथैः / A goal is achieved through labor, not by desire only (from Nīti Śatakaḥ by Bhartṛhari). Full text: Udyamena hi siddhayānti kāryāṇi na manorathaiḥ| na hī suptasya simhasya mukhe praviśanti mṛgaḥ|| (A goal is achieved through labor, not by desire only. As a deer by himself wouldn’t enter the mouth of a sleeping lion.)
• National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra – śramonavarata ceṣṭā ca / श्रमोनवरत चेष्टा च / shramonavarata cheShTA cha (Tireless effort and attempt)
• National Institute of Technology,Raipur – नित्यं यातो शुभोदयं / Nityam Yato Shubhodayam/Let the rise of goodness happen every day
• Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology – ā no bhadrāḥ kratavo yantu viśvataḥ (1.89.1 rigveda) / आ नो भद्राः क्रतवो यन्तु विश्वतः / A no bhadraaH kratavo yantu vishvataH (Let good (thoughts) come from everywhere, from all the world)
• N. L. Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research – tamaso mā jyotirgamaya / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / tamaso mA jyotirgamaya (Lead us from Darkness to Light)
• National Law School of India University – dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ / धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः / dharmo rakShati rakShitaH (Values protect the protector (of values))
• Osmania University– tamaso mā jyotirgamaya / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / tamaso mA jyotirgamaya (Lead us from Darkness to Light)
• Panjab University– tamaso mā jyotirgamaya / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / tamaso mA jyotirgamaya (Lead us from Darkness to Light)^[8]
• Rajhans Vidyalaya – vidyā vinayena śobhate / विद्या विनयेन शोभते / vidyA vinayena shobhate(Knowledge graces by humility)
• Ramakrishna Mission – ātmano mokṣārthaṃ jagadhitāya ca / आत्मनो मोक्षार्थं जगधिताय च / Atmano mokShArthaM jagadhitAya cha(For one’s own salvation, and for the welfare of the world)
• Ranchi University – tejasvi nāvadhītamastu / तेजस्वि नावधीतमस्तु / tejasvi naavadhiitamastu (May our knowledge become brilliant)
• St. Xavier’s School, Bokaro – roopāntarikaraneeyam / रूपांतरीकरणीयं / rOOpantarikaranEEyam (Towards self-transformation)
• Sainik School Rewa – vidyaiva balam / विद्यैव बलम् / vidyaiva balam (Knowledge is Power)
• Sainik School Balachadi – Yog: Karmsu Kaushalam / योग कर्मसु कौशलम्: / Yogah Karmasu Kaushalam (Excellence in Action is Yoga)
• Sainik School, Chittorgarh – na dainyaṃ na palāyanam / न दैन्यं न पलायनम् / na dainyaM na palAyanam (no misery, no running away) (For a soldier, one should not seek mercy nor one should run away from the battlefield)
• Sampurnanand Sanskrit University – Sśrutam me gopāya / श्रुतम् मे गोपाय / shrutam me gopaaya (Let my learning be safe, i.e. let it be fruitful, let me not forget my learning)
• Samrat Ashok Technological Institute – yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam (Excellence in action is yoga)
• Sanskrit Collegiate School, Kolkata – tamaso mā jyotirgamaya / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / tamaso mA jyotirgamaya (From the darkness to light)
• S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai – अमृतं तु विद्या (Knowledge is Nectar)
• Sydenham Institute of Management Studies, Research and Entrepreneurship Education, Mumbai – samudyogo hi vishvajita {Diligent Efforts Conquer the World}.
• Symbiosis International University, Pune – Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The world is one family)
• Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning – satyaṃ vada dharmaṃ cara / सत्यं वद धर्मं चर / satyaM vada dharmaM chara (Speak the Truth, Walk the Righteous Path)
• Sri Venkateswara University – Jnānam Samyaga Vekshanam
• Tezpur University – Vijñānaṁ yajñaṁ tanutē / विज्ञानं यज्ञं तनुते / Vijñānaṁ yajñaṁ tanutē (Specialized Knowledge Promotes Creativity)
• Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University – tamaso mā jyotirgamaya / तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय / tamaso mA jyotirgamaya (Lead Us from Darkness to Light)
• University of Calicut – Nirmaya Karmana Sree
• University of Colombo – Buddhih Sarvatra Brājate
• University of Delhi – Nishtā Drithih Satyam
• University of Hyderabad – Sa Vidhya Ya Vimukthaye (Education results in liberation)
• University of Kerala – Karmani Vyajyate Prajna
• University of Moratuwa – vidyaiva sarvadhanam / विद्यैव सर्वधनम् / vidyaiva sarvadhanam (Knowledge is the greatest wealth)
• University of Mumbai – shilvritphala vidya / शीलवृतफला विद्या/ shilvritphala vidya (The Fruit of Learning is Good Character and Righteous Conduct)
• University of Mysore – na hi jñānena sadṛśam / न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशम् (Nothing is Equal to Knowledge) and satyamEvOddharAmyaham / सत्यमेवोद्धराम्यहम् (I Always Uphold The Truth) ^[9]
• University of Peradeniya – sarvasya locanaṃ śāstram / सर्वस्य लोचनं शास्त्रम् / sarvasya lochanaM shAstram (Science is the eye of all)
• University of Pune – य: क्रियावान् स पण्डितः / yaH kriyAwAn sa paNDitaH (Learned is the one who is industrious)
• University of Rajasthan – Dharmo Vishwasya Jagatah Pratishtha
• Uttar Pradesh Technical University – yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam (Excellence in action is yoga)
• Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School – सह वीर्यं करवावहै / saha vIryam karavAvahai (Let the teacher and student together perform great acts of strength)
• Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur – yogaḥ karmasu kauśalam / योगः कर्मसु कौशलम् / yogaH karmasu kaushalam (excellence in action is yoga)
• West Bengal Board of Secondary Education – sā vidyā yā vimuktaye / सा विद्या या विमुक्तये / sA vidyA yA vimuktaye (That is knowledge which liberates)
• West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education – vidyayā amṛtaṃ aśnute / विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते / vidyayA amRRitaM ashnute (Eat nectar through knowledge, i.e. be immortal through knowledge)
• West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences – Yuktiheena Vicharetu Dharmahnih Prajayate (Judgement Devoid of Logic Destroys Dharma)
• M. J. P. Rohilkhand University– Charaiveti-Charaiveti / चरैवेति-चरैवेति – (Keep moving, keep moving)
• The Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society School and Bhawanipur Education Society College– vidyayā amṛtaṃ aśnute / विद्ययाऽमृतमश्नुते / vidyayA amRRitaM ashnute (Eat nectar through knowledge, i.e. be immortal through knowledge)