Guru and Devatas: Their Importance in Moksha
The Shandilya Bhakti Sutra emphasizes that true devotion (bhakti) and the path to liberation can only be achieved through worshiping Lord Vishnu and his incarnations, rather than through the worship of Devatas or gurus. Devatas, possessing limited and temporary potencies, do not grant liberation, and genuine bhakti is directed solely towards the supreme forms of Vishnu like Sri Rama and Sri Krishna.