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Thirty-fifth Chapter, 11th verse, in which it is stated. “O just see how the cranes and swans on the water are singing the glories of the Lord! And they are meditating, standing in the water, worshipping the Supreme Lord.” There is another verse in  Srimad Bhagwatam , Second Canto, Fourth Chapter, in which it is stated: “Even the aborigines and uncivilized human beings like Kiratas, Huns, Andhra, Pulinda, Pukksa, Abhira, Kank, Yuvana and Khasa, and many other human beings in the lower species of life—all can be purified simply by taking center of the pure devotees.” So Sukadeva Goswami offered his respectful obeisances unto the Lord, Vishnu, Whose devotees can work so wonderfully.
Another meaning of  Driti  is to realize oneself as elevated. In that position one feels himself free from all miseries, and is elevated to the highest standard of life. Therefore, all devotees of Krishna in full Krishna Consciousness are free from all kinds of material pleasures. They are full with the service of the Lord, and they are always jolly, being engaged in such transcendental service. They are experienced men of happiness. They are so happy that they do not even desire to be promoted to the spiritual planets, because they are happy in every sphere of life. Being fully in the transcendental service of the Lord, they do not desire any material things or material sense pleasures. There is another verse spoken by the Goswamis in which it is stated, “Persons who have fixed up their moving senses in the service of the Supreme Lord can be called peaceful.”
And so,  Atmarama  means that even the birds, even the beasts, even the fools—everyone—becomes attracted by the transcendental qualities of Krishna, and they engage in His service, and therefore become liberated.
Still another meaning of  Atma  is “intelligence.” One who has special intelligence is also called  Atmarama . Such  Atmaramas  with special intelligence are of two kinds: One is the learned sage, and another is the fool, one without book knowledge. But both of them may have the opportunity of associating with the pure devotee. The foolish  Atmaramas  can also give up everything, and in pure devotional service engage themselves in Krishna Consciousness. In the  Srimad Bhagwatam , it is said that the Lord is the Origin of everything, and that everything emanates from Him. Anyone who is actually intelligent can understand the Supreme Lord Krishna as the Source of everything, and thus engages himself in His service. There is another verse in  Srimad Bhagwatam , Second Canto, Seventh Chapter, 45th verse: “What to speak of persons who are intelligent enough by study of the  Vedas —even less intelligent persons, like the woman, the laborer class and the  Huna savarapi , the birds, the beasts—everyone can achieve the highest perfectional stage of life.” It is stated in the  Bhagavad Gita , Tenth Chapter, 10th verse, that when a person becomes highly