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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 186

’ātmā’-śabde ‘buddhi’ kahe buddhi-viśeṣa
sāmānya-buddhi-yukta yata jīva avaśeṣa

SYNONYMS

ātmā-śabde—by the word ātmā; buddhi—intelligence; kahe—it is said; buddhi-viśeṣa—a particular type of intelligence; sāmānya-buddhi-yukta—endowed with common intelligence; yata—all; jīva—living entities; avaśeṣa—the rest.

TRANSLATION

“The word ‘ātmā’ is also used for a particular type of intelligence. Since all living entities generally have some intelligence, more or less, they are included.