Bageshwar Dham Sarkar
How do I know whether I have truly surrendered to God?
Surrender is being immersed like a fish in water
Surrender means living life in the refuge of one more worthy of worship than you. A devotee who stays immersed in Bhagwan, like a fish in water, is said to be in sharanagati.
Just as a fish dies when separated from water, if a devotee does not remember Bhagwan, he should consider himself dead.