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CC Madhya 24.186 (1975)



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.