Service

Sevā (also transcribed as sewa), in Hinduism and Sikhism, is the concept of selfless service that is performed without any expectation of result or award for performing it.

Such services can be performed to benefit other human beings or society. Seva means "service".

A more recent interpretation of the word is "dedication to others".^[1]

In Hinduism, it is also known as karma yoga, as described in the Bhagavata Gita.^[2]

Seva comes from the Sanskrit root sev-, "to serve", and is a central concept in both contemporary Hinduism and Sikhism.