CC Madhya 24.200 (1975)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta (1975) - Madhya-līlā - Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmārāma Verse
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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.