CC 2.24.186

'ātmā'-śabde 'buddhi' kahe buddhi-viśeṣa
sāmānya-buddhi-yukta yata jīva avaśeṣa

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.

Text

“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.

Purport

Sri Caitanya Caritamrita. Madhya-lila

Chapter 24: The Sixty-One Explanations of the Atmarama Verse. Text 186

“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.