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CC Madhya 24.307

‘আত্মা’-শব্দে কহে ‘ক্ষেত্রজ্ঞ জীব’-লক্ষণ ।
ব্ৰহ্মাদি কীটপর্যন্ত — তাঁর শক্তিতে গণন ॥ ৩০৭ ॥
‘ātmā’-śabde kahe ‘kṣetrajña jīva’-lakṣaṇa
brahmādi kīṭa-paryanta — tāṅra śaktite gaṇana

Synonyms

ātmā-śabdeby the word ātmā; kaheit is said; kṣetra-jña jīvathe living entity who knows about his body; lakṣaṇasymptom; brahmā-ādibeginning from Lord Brahmā; kīṭa-paryantadown to the insignificant ant; tāṅraHis; śaktiteas the marginal potency; gaṇanacounting.

Translation

“The word ‘ātmā’ also refers to the living entity who knows about his body. That is another symptom. From Lord Brahmā down to the insignificant ant, everyone is counted as the marginal potency of the Lord.