Three Kinds of Souls

Madhva holds that salvation is only for the few.In his ontology , there are 3 kinds of souls

In reality , the souls are eternal and the nature(svabhava/svarupa) of the souls are inseperable from the soul itself , just as sweetness and sugar are inseparable.

The satvikka category of souls by their very nature are God lovers , and have proper knowledge of God , though it is dormant and needs to be awakened.Their very nature is that of bliss.

The Rajasika souls by their very nature are ignorant of the nature of God and have neutral attitude towards God.They don't care about him , immersed as they are in worldy pleasures.Their nature is a combination of bliss and suffering.

The Tamasika category of the souls by their very intrinsic nature are haters of God , and also have delusion about Maha Vishnu.They think he is just a supernatural person who can be overcome by obtaining supernatural powers or through technological means.Their very nature is that of suffering.

Vishnu rewards the souls according to their intrinsic natures.

Salvation is defined as realsing ones bliss latent within oneself and naturally only the sattvika souls are capable of doing it.They alone are inclined to Sadhana and realise bliss latent within them.They are eventually transported to Vaikuntha.

Rajaskika souls keep going around the middle planes of existence.

Tamaskia souls are despatched to andham tamas , blinding darkness , where they realise ther intrinsic nature , one of suffering.

Tamasika souls prefer suffering to surrendering to Lord Vishnu.

Thus the souls despatched to andham tamas , also realise their own nature and the performance of the evil acts is the sadhana for them to attain their destination.

The Lord is ever impartial.

"When there is the contracted movement of knowledge, the yogins in India withdraw from the world and practise yoga for their own liberation and delight or for the liberation of a few disciples; but when the movement of knowledge again expands and the soul of India expands with it, they come forth once more and work in the world and for the world. Yogins like Janaka, Ajatashatru and Kartavirya once more sit on the thrones of the world and govern the nations."

Session on: 1/12/2007 at 12:47:30 PM Volume: 13 [CWSA] (Essays in Philosophy and Yoga), Page: 72

While translating the Gita verses Chapter 16 "Deva & Asura" verse number 19 & 20 , only aurobindo translates the verse as :

"These proud haters (of good and of God), evil, cruel, vilest among men in the world, I cast down continually into more and more Asuric births.

Cast into Asuric wombs, deluded birth after birth, they find Me not (as they do not seek Me) and sink down into the lowest status of soul-nature."

Its worthwhile to note the "as they do not seek me" in the brackets.It is tacit acknowledgement of the tamasic category of souls.Prabhupada explains this verse as the souls being lucky to be killed by the Lord as they ultimately obtain salvation. But only aurobindo has interpreted it correctly.It is Aurobindo and not Chaitanya who is in the disciplic succession of Madhva.