Charak Samhita

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प्राणाः प्राणभृतां यत्र श्रिताः सर्वेन्द्रियाणि च| यदुत्तमाङ्गमाङ्गानां शिरस्तदभिधीयते ||१२||

sanskrit

[Importance of the Head] Shira (head) is foremost among all organs as it is the region of the body where the vital centres and all the senses (indriya) of a living-being are located It is vital (uttama) amongst all the other organs of the body

english translation

prANAH prANabhRtAM yatra zritAH sarvendriyANi ca| yaduttamAGgamAGgAnAM zirastadabhidhIyate ||12||

hk transliteration