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== Origin/ utpatti ==

== Origin/ utpatti ==

<p style="text-align:justify;">The heart is formed from the sara[essence] of shonita and kapha [Su. Sa. Sutra sthana 4/31]. It is the supporter of the pranavaha dhamanis. Below the heart on the left side are the pleeha(spleen) and the phupphusa(lung), and on its right and below are the yakruta (liver) and kloma (pancreas). When this is covered by tamas (delusion,ignorance), all living beings sleep. [Su. Sa. Sutra sthana 4/31].</p>

<p style="text-align:justify;">The heart is formed from the sara[essence] of shonita and kapha [Su. Sa. Sutra sthana 4/31]. It is the supporter of the pranavaha dhamanis. Below the heart on the left side are the pleeha(spleen) and the phupphusa(lung), and on its right and below are the yakruta (liver) and kloma (pancreas). When this is covered by tamas (delusion,ignorance), all living beings sleep. [Su. Sa. Sutra sthana 4/31].</p>

=== Size: ===

== Size ==

The pramana of hrudya is two angula. [Cha. Sa.Vimana sthana 8/117]

The pramana of hrudya is two angula. [Cha. Sa.Vimana sthana 8/117]

<p style="text-align:justify;">Hridaya is mentioned as one of the organs of koshthanga. According to Charak, fifteen koshthangas have been mentioned. These include nabhi [umbilicus], hridaya [heart], kloma [oesophagus], yakrit [liver], pliha [spleen], vrikka[kidney], basti [urinary bladder], purishadhara [colon], amashaya [stomach], pakvashaya [intestine], uttaraguda [rectum], adhara guda [anus], kshudrandra [small intestine], sthulantra [large intestine] and vapavahanam [omentum]. [Cha. Sa. Sharira Sthana 7/10] [A.Hr. Sharira Sthana 4/1,12] </p>

<p style="text-align:justify;">Hridaya is mentioned as one of the organs of koshthanga. According to Charak, fifteen koshthangas have been mentioned. These include nabhi [umbilicus], hridaya [heart], kloma [oesophagus], yakrit [liver], pliha [spleen], vrikka[kidney], basti [urinary bladder], purishadhara [colon], amashaya [stomach], pakvashaya [intestine], uttaraguda [rectum], adhara guda [anus], kshudrandra [small intestine], sthulantra [large intestine] and vapavahanam [omentum]. [Cha. Sa. Sharira Sthana 7/10] [A.Hr. Sharira Sthana 4/1,12] </p>

=== Pranayatana ====  

=== Pranayatana ===

<p style="text-align:justify;">Hridaya is one of the organs of pranayatanam. Pranayatanam is also called as jivitadhamam. "Ayatanam" means resting place, and "dhamam" means residence. These are the resorts of life. There are ten pranayatana or jivitadhama situated in our body. These are murdha [head], kantha [throat], hridaya [heart], nabhi [umbilicus], gudam [anus], basti [bladder], ojas, shukram [reproductive elements], shonitam [blood] and mansa [muscle]. Out of these, the first six organs are said to be "Marma”. [Cha. Sa. Sharira Sthana 7/9] </p>

<p style="text-align:justify;">Hridaya is one of the organs of pranayatanam. Pranayatanam is also called as jivitadhamam. "Ayatanam" means resting place, and "dhamam" means residence. These are the resorts of life. There are ten pranayatana or jivitadhama situated in our body. These are murdha [head], kantha [throat], hridaya [heart], nabhi [umbilicus], gudam [anus], basti [bladder], ojas, shukram [reproductive elements], shonitam [blood] and mansa [muscle]. Out of these, the first six organs are said to be "Marma”. [Cha. Sa. Sharira Sthana 7/9] </p>