# Cc. Madhya 24.200 ## Text > 'ātmā'-śabde 'svabhāva' kahe, tāte yei rame > ātmārāma jīva yata sthāvara-jaṅgame ## Synonyms *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. ## Translation **"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.**