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Śrī Caitanya Caritāmṛta, Madhya-līlā, Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 200

’ātmā’-śabde ‘svabhāva’ kahe, tāte yei rame
ātmārāma jīva yata sthāvara-jaṅgame

SYNONYMS

ātmā-śabde—by the word ātmā; svabhāva—nature; kahe—is sometimes said; tāte—in that; yei rame—one who takes pleasure; ātmārāma—called ātmārāma; jīva—the living entities; yata—all of them; sthāvara-jaṅgame—the moving and nonmoving.

TRANSLATION

“Another meaning of the word ‘ātmā’ is ‘one’s characteristic nature.’ Whoever enjoys his particular type of nature is called ātmārāma. Therefore, all living entities—be they moving or nonmoving—are also called ātmārāma.