192 Sri Caitanya-caritamrta [Madhya-lila, Ch. 24

PURPORT
This verse is from Srimad-Bhagavatam (5.19.26).

TEXT 200

SMA “ASta’ BCR, GUTS CaS ACA |
SUMAT AI IS BLIP SHRTT |) Qee I

‘atma’-Sabde ‘svabhava’ kahe, tate yei rame
atmarama jiva yata sthavara-jangame

SYNONYMS

dtma-sabde—by the word atma; svabhava—nature; kahe—is sometimes said;
tate—in that; yei rame—one who takes pleasure; atmarama—called atmarama;
jiva—the living entities; yata—all of them; sthavara-jangame—the moving and
nonmoving.

TRANSLATION

“Another meaning of the word atma is ‘one’s characteristic nature.’
Whoever enjoys his particular type of nature is called 4tmarama. Therefore, all
living entities—be they moving or nonmoving —are also called atmarama.

TEXT 201

Sea Wis— sae’ -afema |
CHER NUBIA Stow thes CHS Ha? 1 ros |

jivera svabhava — krsna-‘dasa’-abhimana
dehe atma-jfane acchadita sei ‘jana’

SYNONYMS

jivera svabhava—the original characteristic of all living entities; krsma-dasa—
servant of Krsna; abhimana—the conception; dehe—in the material body; atma-
jfiane—by the conception of the self; acchadita—covered; sei jfiana—that origi-
nal consciousness.

TRANSLATION

“The original nature of every living entity is to consider himself the eternal
servant of Krsna. However, under the influence of maya, he thinks himself to
be the body, and thus his original consciousness is covered.
