Even those who believe that the body is the self, or those who are full of material desires, are also, in a sense, ātmārāma. When they associate with the pure devotees of the Lord, they give up their material desires and become perfect in the service of the Lord. The best example of this is found in the Hari-bhakti-sudhodaya (7.28), wherein Dhruva Mahārāja said:
- sthānābhilāsī tapasi sthito 'haṁ
- tvāṁ prāptavān deva-munīndra-guhyam
- kācaṁ vicinvann api divya-ratnaṁ
- svāmin kṛtārtho 'smi varaṁ na yāce
- (CC Madhya 22.42)
"My dear Lord, I came to worship You because I desired some land on this earth, but fortunately I have attained You, who are beyond even the perception of great sages and saintly persons.