“What are the characteristics of a Sant who is worthy of being worshipped on par with God? Well, such a Sant suppresses the actions of mãyã’s gunas – the indriyas, the antahkaran, etc.; but he himself does not get suppressed by their actions. In addition to this, he only performs activities related to God; he is staunch in his observance of the five religious vows; and believing himself to be brahmarup, he worships Purushottam Bhagwãn. Such a Sant should not be thought of as a human being, nor should he be thought of as a demigod, because such behaviour is not possible for either humans or demigods. Indeed, even though that Sant appears to be human, he is still worthy of being worshipped on par with God. Therefore, whoever desires to attain liberation should serve such a Sant…”

[Gadhadã III-26]