Thereupon Muktãnand Swãmi asked, “Narsinh Mehtã worshipped Shri Krishna Bhagwãn with a sense of intimacy, whereas many devotees of God such as Nãrad and others worshipped God with a sense of servitude. Of these two types of devotees, whose bhakti should be regarded as being better?”
Shriji Mahãrãj replied, “The type of bhakti offered by Narsinh Mehtã, the gopis, Nãrad, and the Sanakãdik is not of two types; in reality, it is of one type. After all, the body – be it male or female – is worldly and perishable; but the jivãtmã, the worshipper, is neither male nor female – it is characterised by pure existence and consciousness. When it leaves its body and transmigrates to the abode of God, it assumes a form according to the wish of God. Or, depending upon the opportunity for service that arises there, that devotee assumes an appropriate form and serves God accordingly.”

[Gadhadã III-22]