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<p style="text-align:justify;">The heart is the seat of chetna (consciousness) [Su. Sa. [[Sharira Sthana|Sharira Sthana]] 4/34], sadhaka pitta i.e. known to help in the achievement of the desired objects [Su. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana|Sutra Sthana]] 21/10], vyana vayu[ash.hru. Su.12/6] i.e. responsible for causing circulation of rasa dhatu all over the [[Sharira|body]] simultaneously and continuously; and para oja as well, [Sh. Sa. Pu. 5/49]. Hridaya is said to be chaitanaya sangraha by acharya charaka. [Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana|Sutra sthana]] 30/7] In hridaya, are situated the ten dhamani (ten great vessels arising from the heart), prana, apana, [[Manas|manas (mind)]], [[Buddhi|buddhi (intellect)]], chetna (life), [[Pancha mahabhuta|mahabhutas (five fundamental elements)]] just like spokes of the axle in the centre of a wheel.[Cha. Sa. Siddhi Sthana 9/4] Shadanga (six divisions of the [[Sharira|body]], i.e. four limbs, head, and torso), consciousness, sensory organs, five objects of sensory perceptions and the soul, [[Manas|mind]] and objects of the [[Manas|mind]] are all located in the heart (i.e. are dependent on the functioning of the heart).[Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana|Sutra Sthana]] 30/4]</p>

<p style="text-align:justify;">The heart is the seat of chetna (consciousness) [Su. Sa. [[Sharira Sthana|Sharira Sthana]] 4/34], sadhaka pitta i.e. known to help in the achievement of the desired objects [Su. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana|Sutra Sthana]] 21/10], vyana vayu[ash.hru. Su.12/6] i.e. responsible for causing circulation of rasa dhatu all over the [[Sharira|body]] simultaneously and continuously; and para oja as well, [Sh. Sa. Pu. 5/49]. Hridaya is said to be chaitanaya sangraha by acharya charaka. [Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana|Sutra sthana]] 30/7] In hridaya, are situated the ten dhamani (ten great vessels arising from the heart), prana, apana, [[Manas|manas (mind)]], [[Buddhi|buddhi (intellect)]], chetna (life), [[Pancha mahabhuta|mahabhutas (five fundamental elements)]] just like spokes of the axle in the centre of a wheel.[Cha. Sa. Siddhi Sthana 9/4] Shadanga (six divisions of the [[Sharira|body]], i.e. four limbs, head, and torso), consciousness, sensory organs, five objects of sensory perceptions and the soul, [[Manas|mind]] and objects of the [[Manas|mind]] are all located in the heart (i.e. are dependent on the functioning of the heart).[Cha. Sa. [[Sutra Sthana|Sutra Sthana]] 30/4]</p>

=== As one among the three vital organs ====

=== As one among the three vital organs ===

<p style="text-align:justify;"> [[Basti|Basti]] [urinary bladder and urinary system], hridaya [heart and cardiovascular system] and shira [head & brain] are three vital organs (trimarma). [ Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana|Chikitsa Sthana]] 26/3]</p>

<p style="text-align:justify;"> [[Basti|Basti]] [urinary bladder and urinary system], hridaya [heart and cardiovascular system] and shira [head & brain] are three vital organs (trimarma). [ Cha. Sa. [[Chikitsa Sthana|Chikitsa Sthana]] 26/3]</p>