We should try to know the desires of Sri Guru. One who understands guru's desires both internally and externally, is called a sevaka, a true servant. One who is not a sevaka may receive an order from guru but has difficulty in obeying.
When Sri Guru says, "Go and bring a glass of water."
He will say, "Oh Gurudeva, how can I do this?"
"Go and bring a glass of water."
"Gurudeva, if there is no water, what should I do? Should I wash the glass or not? Should I bring hot water or cold?"
This person is not a sevaka. Moreover, if one directly refuses to obey the order, he is not a sevaka, but a baka, crane. We should try to be sevakas in the real sense like Sri Govinda dasa, Srila Jiva Gosvami, Sri Syamananda prabhu, Srila Narottama dasa Thakura, and Srinivasa acarya. We should become a sevaka like Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada, who was the sevaka of Srila Gaurakisora dasa Babaji Maharaja. We should be a disciple like my Guru Maharaja. He took his life and soul in his hands to fulfill the desires of his Guru Maharaja, Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada. In this way, if you want to have bhakti, you should have nishta, and then Krsna's mercy will come to you.
Murwillumbah, Australia: January 24, 2001