'ÄtmÄ'-Å›abde 'svabhÄva' kahe, tÄte yei rame
ÄtmÄrÄma jÄ«va yata sthÄvara-jaá¹…game

 ÄtmÄ-Å›abde - by the word ÄtmÄ; svabhÄva - nature; kahe - is sometimes said; tÄte - in that; yei rame - one who takes pleasure; ÄtmÄrÄma - called ÄtmÄrÄma; jÄ«va - the living entities; yata - all of them; sthÄvara-jaá¹…game - the moving and nonmoving.


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

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