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 ''Pariprashna'' means questions and issues related to a person's spiritual elevation.<ref name=AV />
-''Sevá'' means "selfless service". When an individual is doing ''Sevá'', it should be done selflessly without an expectation of a return. If an individual expects something in return of ''Sevá'', it might be business, but it cannot be considered an act of ''Sevá''.<ref name=AV />
+''Sevá'' means "selfless service". When an individual is doing ''Sevá'', it should be done selflessly without expecting anything in return. If an individual expects something in return, it is called business and not ''Sevá''.<ref name=AV />
 Anandamurti also discusses ''prapatti'' and ''aprapatti''. ''Prapatti'' means "full self-submission", In this expression, a devotee feels— "everything is done by Paramátman, by the Divine Entity". On the other hand, ''Aprapatti'' means the mental attitude that all is done by individuals.<ref name=AV />