CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Explanation of the  Atmarama  Verse in  Srimad Bhagwatam
Lord Chaitanya next explained a verse, appearing in  Srimad Bhagwatam , which is very famous and known as the  Atmarama  verse: It runs as follows:  Atmaramas cha munayanirg rantha apiurukrame, Kurvanti ahaituki bhaktim ittlhvambhuta guna harih.  The general meaning is that those who are liberated souls and fully satisfied within themselves will later become devotees of the Lord. This is especially meant for the impersonalist class, because the impersonalist souls have no information of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. They try to be satisfied in the impersonal Brahman, but Krishna is so attractive and so strong that He attracts even the minds of such impersonalists. That is the purport of the verse.
This verse had been explained previously to a great Vedantist, known as Sarvabhouma Bhattacharya. Sanatan Goswami, after taking his lessons from Lord Chaitanya, referred the incident to the Lord and prayed again for His explanation of the  Atmarama  verse. The author of  Chaitanya Charitamrita , appreciating this explanation of the  Atmarama  verse, has glorified Lord Chai-
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