− | In ayurveda we often find multiple attributes to a single term, in relation with ayurvedic shareera or anatomy, hriday is corelated with Heart. At fundamental level hriday is a sadyopranahara marma(a vital point which if injured leads to sudden death). During foetal development, hriday starts to develop along with other ashayas(organs) in the fourth month. Hriday is considered as a matraja bhava (precisely maternal factor) which is among shad garbhakara bhavas which precisely is a process of embryogenesis according to ayurveda shastras(char.shar.3.6). Acharya charaka in sutrasthana states “artha” as its synonym and it being the abode of six organs (five sensory organs, its objects, atma, and mind). Precisely hriday is a complex structure with | + | In Ayurveda we often find multiple attributes to a single term, in relation with ayurvedic shareera (शारीरम्) or anatomy, hruday or Hrday (हृदयम्) is corelated with Heart. At fundamental level hrday is a sadyopranahara [[Marma (मर्म)|marma]] (मर्म । a vital point which if injured leads to sudden death). During foetal development, hrday starts to develop along with other ashayas (organs) in the fourth month. Hrday is considered as a matraja bhava (मातृजभावः । precisely maternal factor) which is among shad garbhakara bhavas (षड गर्भकर भावाः) which precisely is a process of embryogenesis according to Ayurveda shastras.<ref>Charaka Samhita (Sharirasthanam Adhyaya 3 Sutra 6)</ref> Acharya charaka in sutrasthana states “artha” as its synonym and it being the abode of six organs (five sensory organs, its objects, atma, and mind). Precisely hriday is a complex structure with |