The word atma refers to the living entity. From Lord Brahma down to an insignificant ant, everyone is considered a living entity

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"The word atma refers to the living entity. From Lord Brahma down to an insignificant ant, everyone is considered a living entity"

Sri Caitanya-caritamrta

CC Madhya-lila

The word ātmā refers to the living entity. From Lord Brahmā down to an insignificant ant, everyone is considered a living entity. Living entities are considered part of the Lord’s marginal potency. All of them are kṣetra-jña, knowers of the body.

CC Madhya 24.312, Translation and Purport

“Now, due to your association, another meaning has awakened. It is due to your devotional service that these waves of meaning are arising.

The word ātmā refers to the living entity. From Lord Brahmā down to an insignificant ant, everyone is considered a living entity. Living entities are considered part of the Lord’s marginal potency. All of them are kṣetra-jña, knowers of the body. When they become nirgrantha, or free, saintly persons, they engage in Lord Kṛṣṇa’s service. That is the sixty-first meaning of the verse.