Will Male take only male births and female take only female births in their next janmas? From Srivatsan

The rshis who had deep bhakthi for Lord Rama are said to have appeared as the gopis in Krishna leela.

மேலும் ஆத்மா “ஆண் அல்ல, பெண் அல்ல அலியும் அல்ல” என்பதே ஆழ்வார்கள் கூற்று.

Srivatsa chinha misrEbhyO nama ukthim matheemahE
 Yatustraya trayee kantE yAnti mangala sUtrathAmFrom ஸ்ரீ உடையவர்

கூர்த்தாழ்வார் முற்பிறவியில் பெண்னாக இருந்தார் என்றா குறிப்புணர்த்த முயல்கிறீர்? அடியேன் அவ்வாறு கேள்விபட்டதில்லை.

I am fully confident you will not indulge in intentional misleading. I was trying to suggest to avoid inadvertent misleading. “தாயாரே கூர்த்தாழ்வார் ஆக வந்திருப்பாளோ என்ற நோக்கில்”  – I had understood this sentence to mean that it was your guess, not something you had heard from superior. If you had actually heard from some superior, then it is not a guess; on the otherhand, if you had not heard from a superior it is still a guess whether or not it turns out to be correct later on.

I have been strongly advised by my guru not to speak anything based on my independent guesses / interpretations. If at all I have to do so, then I must clearly mention that this is just my understanding and not a statement I have heard from authority. I stick to this principle; our Velukkudi swamy has also emphasised this principle in one of the enpanis.

Regarding my memory of Kuuraththazhwaa_ ‘s gothram, I have distinctly heard it from a superior. If that information is not correct, then it is likely a slip of tongue or slip of memory on my superior’s part; I’ll will humbly submit to him and seek clarification, and stand corrected. Until then I shall remain ambivalent.

If you feel offented at my suggestion not to express our guess, I am sorry. I was merely sharing the instruction I myself have received, in the interest of preserving the authenticity of the traditional knowledge received through acharyas’ vyaakyaanams I shall avoid making any such suggestions to you hereafter. If at all you happen to step astray a bit, I am sure Iswara will use some other துரும்பு to correct your course and rakshi-fy you.

I am not here for a one-up-manship game; engaging in such a contest will derail me from the path of vaishnavism. So please don’t feel challenged by me. I am keen not to cause you any sense of insecurity.

In your service,

adiyen dasan.

Srivatsan swamy, I am yet to check the audio reference mentioned by you; but wikipedia page on Kuuraththaazhwaa_ validates your statement. Thank you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koorathazhwan

adiyen dasan.

ஆம் ஸ்வாமி! சரியாக சொன்னீர். வல்லவனுக்கு வல்லவன் என்றும் உண்டு; அந்த பதவி நிரந்தரம் அற்றது. நம்மை oneupmanship சுழலில் எழுத்து சென்று வாழ்க்கையின் பிறவிப்பயன் எய்துவதிலிருந்து தடம் மாற செய்துவிடும். ஒரு வைணவனாக வாழவிடாது.

அதனால்தான்  என்றும் நிரந்தரமான, அடியேனின் தகுதிக்கு மிக சரியாக, துல்யமாக ஏற்ற அடியார்க்கு அடியார்க்கு அடியார்க்கு அடியார்க்குஅடியார்க்கு அடியார்க்கு அடியார்க்கு அடியானான பதவிவில் மட்டுமே அடியேனுக்கு ஆசை. அடியேனின் ஆச்சார்யரின் அனுகிரஹத்தால் என்றும் நிலைத்திருப்பேன்.

தாசன்.

Srimate Ramanujaya Namaha
Please accept my sastang pranams

I have heard from elders that –

Before Mukti –
Atma has no gender but Jiva sometimes gets born as male, sometimes as female or sometimes as third gender due to Karma. There is no fixed gender, it purely depends on Karma.

After Mukti –
There is permanent gender. Everyone either gets male form or female.

Chapter 2: Contents of the Gita Summarized
TEXT 24
acchedyo ‘yam adahyo ‘yam
akledyo ‘sosya eva ca
nityah sarva-gatah sthanur
acalo ‘yam sanatanah
SYNONYMS
acchedyah—unbreakable; ayam—this soul; adahyah—cannot be burned; ayam—this soul; akledyah—insoluble; asosyah—cannot be dried; eva—certainly; ca—and; nityah—everlasting; sarva-gatah—all-pervading; sthanuh—unchangeable; acalah—immovable; ayam—this soul; sanatanah—eternally the same.
TRANSLATION
This individual soul is unbreakable and insoluble, and can be neither burned nor dried. He is everlasting, all-pervading, unchangeable, immovable and eternally the same.

Note –

– Atma has no gender. Before or After Mukti.
– Although Atma might get male gender in Vaikunta but he is NOT Purusha but only Sriman Narayana is Purusha

I beg apologies for any Apacharas done by me unknowingly knowingly to you and any, anytime etc

Om Namo Narayana

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVLxCaVsbC0 

EnPaNi 1294 Interesting Point About Pitrukkal

In this audio, swamy explains that one person who is male in one janma can be a female in another janma. Though, in does not discuss about any character in itihasa puranas which had opposite gender in different births.