Nityasansāri
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
By Swami Harshananda
Nityasansāri literally means ‘the eternally transmigrating jīva’.
The Dvaita Vedānta of Madhva[1] categorizes the jīvas or individual souls into three groups:
- Muktiyogyas - those who are fit for liberation
- Nitya-saṅsārins - the eternally transmigrating ones
- 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.[2]
References[edit]
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore