Bhramari
deity earth Hindu single tradition · 3
Bhramari is known as 'the Goddess of bees' or 'the Goddess of black bees'. She is associated with bees, hornets and wasps, which cling to her body. She represents a divine feminine power connected to these insects.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Entity from Vedic and Hindu mythology, representing a living tradition with ancient roots in the Vedic period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Bhairavas, devi, Mahakali, Mahavidyas, Mahadevi
- syncretized with
- Lakṣmī
- enemy of
- Aruṇa
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Bhramari is 'the Goddess of bees' or 'the Goddess of black bees'. She is associated with bees, hornets and wasps, which cling to her body.”
#4656 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Bhairava Bhramari Devi”
#30237 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In pranayama, the name Bhramari is given to a type of breathing through the nose, making a smooth humming sound like a bee buzzing. The goddess is worshipped as Bhramaramba together with Shiva at the following temples: Andhra Pradesh state”
#30264 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001