Nityasansāri

By Swami Harshananda

Nityasansāri literally means ‘the eternally transmigrating jīva’.

The Dvaita Vedānta of Madhva categorizes the jīvas or individual souls into three groups:

1. Muktiyogyas - those who are fit for liberation
2. Nitya-saṅsārins - the eternally transmigrating ones
3. The tamoyogyas - the damned ones

The nityasaṅsāris are sensuous beings who delight only in worldly values and feel no need for ethical or spiritual life. Hence they are forced to transmigrate eternally.

References

• The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore

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