When the soul acquires a new body or leaves one, it carries the senses and mind like the wind carrying fragrance from a flower. Shankara explains transmigration as the subtle body moving from one gross body to another. Ramanuja sees the soul genuinely transitioning under God's governance. The Bhakti tradition uses this to teach that devotional impressions travel with the soul across lives. Madhva explains this as real transmigration under God's governance based on karma. Abhinavagupta sees the essential awareness remaining unchanged while the subtle body of impressions moves between forms. Vallabha teaches that the soul's acquired impressions — devotional tendencies and karmic patterns — travel with it across lives. Tilak finds practical motivation: since mental dispositions travel beyond death, invest in cultivating selfless habits. Vivekananda uses this to explain diverse human capacities: each soul carries accumulated impressions, making us the builders of our own future character.