What does the figurative heart stand for? According to one reference work, the figurative heart stands for “the central part in general, the inside, and so for the interior man as manifesting himself in all his various activities, in his desires, affections, emotions, passions, purposes, his thoughts, perceptions, imaginations, his wisdom, knowledge, skill, his beliefs and his reasonings, his memory and his consciousness. ”
( १ राजे ३: १२; नीतिसूत्रे १५: १४; मार्क २: ६) त्याअर्थी, लाक्षणिक हृदयात आपल्या बुद्धीचा म्हणजेच आपल्या विचारांचा व समजशक्‍तीचाही समावेश होऊ शकतो.