CC Madhya 24.186 (1996)
Śrī Caitanya-caritāmṛta - 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 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.