One of the symptoms of bhakti is sarvopadhi vinirmuktam tat paratvena nirmalam: all material designations are destroyed. Those who are advanced in devotional service are free from attachment to material designations. They do not consider themselves superior to others because they have a position over them. Rather, they consider others their superiors. In this way, an advanced devotee actually becomes superior to others. He shows his superiority by his humble dealings, not by the external label he wears.