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Yes 🌸 — the Bhramara-gītam (भ्रमरगीत) is one of the most moving songs of separation in the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam. It appears in the 10th Canto, Chapter 47 (verses 12–21).
📖 Context
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After Krishna killed Kaṁsa, He stayed on in Mathurā and sent Uddhava (His close friend and cousin) to deliver a message to the Gopīs in Vṛndāvana.
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When Uddhava met the Gopīs, they were overwhelmed with longing and grief at Krishna’s absence.
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Among them, Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī, in divine madness of separation (divya-unmāda), spoke to a bumblebee (bhramara) sitting near her.
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She treated the bee as a messenger of Krishna, alternately welcoming, ridiculing, accusing, and praising Krishna.
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This outpouring of emotion is called the Bhramara-gītam — “The Song to the Bumblebee.”
🌼 Themes in the Bhramara-gītam
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Love and Anguish
Rādhā accuses the bee (messenger) of being untrustworthy, like Krishna who left them behind. -
Ambivalence (Viraha-bhāva)
She oscillates between rejecting and yearning for Krishna — a hallmark of divine separation. -
Transcendental Message
The gītam teaches that intense love (prema-bhakti) may manifest as anger, sarcasm, or lamentation, but it is all an expression of deepest devotion.
🌺 A Famous Verse (SB 10.47.12)
Sanskrit (IAST):
madhupa kitava-bandho mā spṛśāṅghriṁ sapatnyāḥ
kuca-vilulita-mālā-kuṅkuma-śmaśrubhir naḥ ।
vahatu madhupatis tan-manmatha-smaryamāṇo
smara-vara-rasagandhair mādhvīka-madhu-vrata tvam ॥
Meaning:
“O bumblebee, friend of a cheater (Krishna)! Don’t touch my feet with your whiskers, which bear the fragrance of kunkuma from the garland that was crushed by the breasts of His new lover. Let that Madhupati (Krishna), while remembering the intimate talks of His beloved, send it to her. As for you, drunkard bee, you may go and drink the honey elsewhere!”
✨ Significance
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The Bhramara-gītam is one of the four great Gopī songs in the Bhāgavatam (along with Venu-gītam, Gopī-gītam, Yugala-gītam).
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It is a peak expression of Viyog (separation), revealing how divine love transcends worldly notions of joy and sorrow.
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In Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava tradition, this song is revered as a secret window into the mood of Śrī Rādhā’s heart.
👉 Would you like me to give you the entire Bhramara-gītam (all 10 verses in Sanskrit + English meaning) here in full?
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This concept is further elaborated in Īśvarapratyabhijñākārikā (4.17), which
highlights that although the fundamental reality, revered and worshipped by
many, exists in its ultimate form, it remains undistinguished from the ordinary
world. The true grandeur of this fundamental reality is not outwardly displayed
but is realised through direct, personal experience.
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