Bottom line: Jan seva (service to people) is central in Jain ethics, but prabhu seva (devotion to the Tirthankaras) supports and flows from that same spirit.

• Jan seva kyon mahatvapurn hai: Jainism me ahimsa (non-violence) aur karuna (compassion) sabhi jiv ke prati pratibaddh hai. Dusron ki seva, gareebon ki madad, shiksha, bhojan, swasthya—ye sab karmic punn ki or le jate hain aur mann, vachan, kiya ke sahi purusharth ko badhate hain.
• Prabhu seva ka arth: Tirthankaro ki puja/shraddha ke roop me bhakti hoti hai, lekin iska asli uddeshya apne aap ko shuddh karna aur unke updesh par chalna hai. Prabhu seva tabhi saccha hota hai jab wo jan seva me parivartit ho ya usi marg ko majbut kare.
• Dono ek doosre se juda nahi hain: Tirthankaro ki aradhana us samarthan ke roop me hoti hai jo dusron ki seva se milta hai. Jis tarah prabhu ke updesh ko apna kar apne karmon ko shuddh kiya jata hai, vaisa hi dusron ki madad karna apne aap ko, aur samaj ko shuddh banata hai.
• Digambar vs Shwetambar: dono dharma me jan seva ki mahimta sabse upar mani jati hai. Thoda ritualistic approach alag ho sakta hai, lekin antar aatma ki shuddhi aur karuna par dhyan lagata hai; dono me hi dusron ki seva ko prabhu ki shraddha ka sahi vyakhya samjha jata hai.

Saransh: Jan seva ko prathmikta dena chahiye, kyunki wahi karmic shuddhi ka mool hai. Prabhu seva wahi sahi hoti hai jab wo jan seva ki pragati ka madhyam ban jaye.