'ātmā'-śabde 'svabhāva' kahe, tāte yei rame
ātmārāma jīva yata sthāvara-jaṅgame

 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.


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“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.

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