3. INTRODUCTION
Shira is one of the most vital organ of the body.
Acc to Acharya Charaka, it is one among the Dasha
Pranayatana.
दिैवायतनान्याहुः प्राणा येषु प्रशतशिताुः [१] |
िङ् खौ मममत्रयं कण्ठो रक्तं िुक्रौजसी गुदम्|
च.सू.29/3
Shira is consider to be Uttamanga as it is the seat of
Indriyas and controls the functions of Karmendriya
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6. MARMA
Shiras is one among Trimarma.
Among 107 Marmas 37 are located in Shiras.
All the Skandhashrita Marmas are dependent on the
Trimarma.
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9. DOSHA
KAPHA IN SHIRAS
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• प्राणो अत्र मूर्मगुः
• Base of life
Prana vayu
• रूपालोचनतुः स्मृतम्
• vision
Alochaka
pitta
• शिरुः संस्थो अक्षतपमणात तपमकुः
• all the sense organ
Tarpaka
kapha
10. IMPORTANCE
Acc to आचायि चरक
“प्राणाुः प्राणभृतां यत्र शिताुः सवेन्द्रियाशण च|
यदुत्तमाङ्गमाङ्गानां शिरस्तदशभर्ीयते||”
च.सू.१७/१२
The most vital part of the body where all Indriyas and Praana
located is called Shira. Being situated at the highest
level of the body it is termed to be Uttamanga
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11. हृदये मूशनम बस्तौ च नृणां प्राणाुः प्रशतशिताुः|
तस्मात्तेषां सदा यत्नं [१] क
ु वीत पररपालने||
च.शस.९/९
Life exists in Hrudaya, Murdhi and Basti which are
considerd as the vital organs of the body. Hence one
should take care of protecting thses organs from the
injury and disorders by adopting the measures of
Swastavrutta
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12. शिरशस इन्द्रियाशण इन्द्रियप्राणवहाशन च
स्रोतांशस सूयमशमव गभस्तयुःसंशिताशन
च.शस.९/४
Shiras is the seat for Indriya ( the seat of
special senses) , the Srotas(channels) pertaining
to the conduction of Indriya and Prana is like
the radiating rays of sunlight.
Shira and its relationship with Indriya ,
Indriyavaha Srotas ,Pranavaha Srotas; is
worth comparing with sun and sunrays.
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13. अनामये यथा मूले वृक्षुः सम्यक
् प्रवर्मते|
अनामये शिरस्येवं देहुः सम्यक
् प्रवर्मते इशत
च.सू .२(चक्र)
How a disease free root of a tree
protects and nourishes the entire
tree, in the same way Anamaya
Shira keeps the enitre body
healthy.
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14. ऊर्ध्ममूलमर्ुःिाखमृषयुः पुरुषं शवदुुः|
मूलप्रहाररणस्तस्माद् रोगान् िीघ्रतरं जयेत्||
सवेन्द्रियाशण येनान्द्रस्मन् प्राणा येन च संशिताुः|
तेन तस्योत्तमाङ्गस्य रक्षायामादृतो भवेत्||
अ.ह्रु.उ.२४/५८-५९
Acharya compared hunam being as a tree and comprises
the root( head) on the top and branches (trunk and limbs)
underneath it. Similar to a tree by striking at the roots the
disease can be cured quickly. Head is that where all the
sense organs are loacted and in which life resides . So it
should be protected with great efforts.
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17. The human head is home to all the body’s major sensory organs, and
the most important of these is the brain.
Although the nose, ears, tongue, nerves, and others parts are
important, without a healthy brain, they’d all be useless.
Encased in the skull, the brain is the body’s centralized conveyor of
all information. Much of its job involves receiving information from
the rest of the body, interpreting that information, and then guiding
the body’s response to it.
Input the brain interprets includes odor, light, sound, and pain, and
these are gathered from organs located in the head
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18. CONCLUSION
The head comprises of all the components and
machinery to control the entire body mechanics and
dynamics.
This is the place where all Indriyas (Sense organs) are
located and regulated.
The head is called as “Uttamanga” part of the body
because it is the control centre of the entire body.
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19. Shira is the chief controlling mechanism of our body .All the
systems like circulatory , respiratory etc are being governed ,
controlled , regulated , and maintained by this topmost controller
If a nervous control of any organ is interrupted , its physiological
activities will be disturbed . Hence for maintain all the systems ,
structures of the body in normal physiological conditions , the
shira / brain must remain healthy . Any disturbance in the
homeostatic conditions of dosha , dhatu , mala of shira i.e. any
pathological condition in brain shall precipitate pathology in
different parts of body
Hence for physical and mental health shira must be maintained
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