“A person who possesses three attributes can be called a staunch satsangi. What are these three attributes? The first is to strictly adhere to the niyams prescribed by one’s Ishtadev – to such an extent that one would never forsake those disciplines even at the cost of one’s life. The second is to have extremely firm faith in God, so much so that one would never sway from it even if others or one’s own mind were to raise doubts. The third is to be loyal to those Vaishnav devotees who worship one’s Ishtadev – just as parents are loyal to their children, a son is loyal to his father, and a wife is loyal to her husband. One who possesses these three attributes completely can be called a staunch satsangi.”

[Gadhadã II-61]