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Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Pure Bhakti: Arcana-dipika - 3rd Edition

Rājasevā (राजसेवा) refers to “worship of a royal standard” (worship of a formally installed deity of Śrī Bhagavān), associated with the second type of Bhaktyaṅga-arcana, according to the Arcana-dīpikā (manual on deity worship).—Rājasevā is where the worship must be performed daily, without fail. Any irregularity renders the worship faulty and offensive. The worship of the deity should be performed solely for the pleasure of Bhagavān. Neophyte devotees perform arcana as an obligatory duty.

In Rāja-sevā, one must learn to tolerate the various hardships faced while executing the rules and regulations of arcana. With resolute determination, a person must not allow the hardships born of following the rules and regulations according to time, place and circumstance to deviate him from the faithful execution of his service. While performing rāja-sevā, both Sannyāsīs as well as householders can vary the quantity of foodstuffs offered to the deity, depending on the requirements of the family, Vaiṣṇavas, guests and visitors.

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rājasevā (राजसेवा).—[feminine] king’s service.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Rājasevā (राजसेवा):—[=rāja-sevā] [from rāja > rāj] f. royal service, [Kuvalayānanda]

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Rajaseva in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Seva, Raja, Ceva.

Starts with: Rajasevai, Rajasevaka, Rajasevakanam-vasatidanda-prayanadandau-na-stah.

Full-text: Rajasevopajivin, Bhaktyanga, Karana.

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