There are many categories of servitors (worshippers). Amongst them, three principal categories (1) servitors inspired by intent love, (2) servitors urged by obligation of duty and (3) servitors encouraged by selfish worldly interests.

The last category of the servitors mentioned above cannot be stated to be pure servitor because the relationship there of the served and servitor is non-eternal. Service will be stopped there if the worldly interest is not fulfilled. The relationship of the servitor with the Served - 'God' - is severed. It is somewhat like trading. Here acceptance of service is outward show and is only meant for fulfillment of mundane benefits. As the worldly interest is non-eternal, the relation between the Served and the so-called servitor is not permanent. Therefore this sort of conditional service certainly is not the performance of service which exists in the Eternal Spiritual Realm. This last category of service is only an endeavour within the domain of karma (actions sanctioned by the Vedas).

The first category of service is very pure and eternal. The second category of the service, although not inspired by pure love, but by obligation of the sense of duty and devotional rules sanctioned by the scriptures, is also eternal and stable. Service inspired by pure love and service by the obligation of the sense of duty and scriptural prescript are accepted as service. These two are 'Rāga-bhakti' and 'vaidhibhakti'. Service is eternal in both these two categories of servitors and the relationship between Served and servitor is eternal.

A pure servitor is independent but that independence is subject to the fulfillment of the desires of God, i.e., inspired by love of God. Therefore, some subscribe to the view that the pure servitor is also dependent. Although a rāga-bhakta is bound by pure devotion to God (the Supreme Lord Śrī Krishna), there is no lack of his independence to serve. What is understood by the word 'arbitrariness' does not exist in a pure devotee. A servitor is not a wooden doll. The servitors are spiritual entities. The freedom of the servitor is eternally admitted, but that independence is never used against the service of God— the object of service.

Rasa (pure bliss) originates from the eternal, delightful, love relationship of two independent spiritual entities. That extraordinary bliss originating from the eternal, delightful, sweet relationship elates both the served and the servitor. The devotees and the devoted both are unable to bear the pangs of separation from each other. Sometimes it is perceived that separation is necessary to increase the intensity of love originating from the sweet, delightful relationship. This certainly exists in Spiritual Transcendental Pastimes. Diversity of service is perfectly observed amongst pure servitors. There is a gradual progress of the degrees of splendour of different delightful relationships—dāsya (master-servant relationship), sākhya (bosom-friendship relationship), vātsalya (parental relationship) and kānta (consort hood relationship). There is no want of intent or inclination of service in any of these modes of worship. Devotional service is perceptible and delightful and not insensible. As such, realized ācāryas give the definition of bhakti as cognition embraced with the essence of exhilarating potency.

The status of a devotee of God or the status of a genuine servitor is even desired by eminent demigods. No less fortunate person can get the designation of being a servitor of the Supreme Lord. No designation within this Brahmāṇḍa (cosmos) can be equal to the dignified status of a devotee of the Lord. Those who have no knowledge of the Supreme Lord—Absolute Reality, Who is All-existence All-knowledge and All-bliss—cannot have the capacity to understand the dignity of a devotee. Therefore, they are nothing but worthless persons who disrespect a devotee out of ignorance and without knowledge of the Truth. Actually, they are trampling their own good fortune under their feet by considering the servitor of God as a lower status person. Servitors subdue the Served according to the degree of their service.

The Supreme Lord, the Possessor of six-fold opulence namely totality of wealth, power, fame, beauty, knowledge and renunciation, is the root cause of creation, preservation and destruction within infinite Brahmāṇḍas. But those who have conquered the Supreme Lord, Who is the cause of all causes, and subdued Him by pure love, are so great that they are beyond comprehension. The status of such pure devotees is the highest in the Brahmāṇḍa.

Contact with a genuine servitor will bring us close to the Supreme Lord. Service to the servitor bestows service to his object of service, the Supreme Lord, and subdues Him. For this reason, wise persons always carry out the orders of the servitors of the Supreme Lord to get their objective. A genuine sādhu associates with a bhakta and becomes his servitor. The servitor of the bhakta will certainly get bhakti and realized status.

A devotee of the Supreme Lord devises many ways to give scope of service to the votaries who want eternal welfare, according to their eligibility. This opportunity of service will gradually make them eligible to get Bhagavad-prem. Service of bhakta is the surest and best way of attaining God.