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{{See also-text|[[Gosaunik Geet]]}}{{Short description|Maithili folk songs for Brahman Babu}}{{Infobox song
| name = Brahman Geet
| cover = Maithil Upanayan Mandap.jpg
| caption = Maithil Brahmin women singing Brahman Geet at a [[Maithil Upanayan]] Mandap in the Mithila region.
| type = song
| artist = Maithil Brahmin women
| language = Maithili
| venue = [[Brahma Sthan]] and courtyard of Maithil Brahmins,
| genre = Maithili folk songs
}}
'''Brahman Geet''' ([[Maithili language|Maithili]]: ब्राह्मण गीत) also known as '''''Brahman Babu Geet'''''<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Maithil%C4%AB_lokag%C4%ABta.html?id=wM5jAAAAMAAJ#brahman%20geet%20in%20maithili |title=Maithilī lokagīta |date=1993 |publisher=Sāhitya Akādemī |isbn=978-81-7201-356-1 |language=hi}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2019-11-09 |title=ब्राह्मण बाबू यौ हमरो पर होइयौ न सहाय... |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/madhubani/story-there-is-no-help-on-brahmin-babu-yau-hamro-2840864.html |access-date=2026-04-12 |website=www.livehindustan.com |language=hi}}</ref> are Maithili folk songs sung during the sacred ceremonies of [[Maithil Upanayan|Maithil upanayana]] and [[Maithil Vivah]], etc. in the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]] of the [[Indian subcontinent]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/An_Amazing_Admixture.html?id=sNktAAAAMAAJ#brahman%20geet |title=An Amazing Admixture: A Commemoration to Sri Vijayakanta Mishra |date=1982 |publisher=Vijaya Smriti Mala |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ब्राह्मणक गीत : मैथिली लोकगीत : हिन्दी कविता |url=https://hindi-kavita.com/Brahmanak-Geet-Maithili-Lokgeet.php |access-date=2026-04-12 |website=hindi-kavita.com}}</ref> These are sanskar ceremonial songs among the [[Maithils|Maithil]] community in the region. The songs of the Brahman Geet are dedicated to the ''Gram Devta [[Brahma Sthan|Brahma Baba]]'' also known as ''Dihavar Baba''.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Maithil%C4%AB_sa%E1%B9%83sk%C4%81ra_g%C4%ABta.html?id=CXwhAAAAMAAJ#%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%95 |title=Maithilī-saṃskāra-gīta: abhinava-saṅgraha |date=1987 |publisher=Urvasī Prakāśana |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Vyavah%C4%81rika_sa%E1%B9%83sk%C4%81ra_g%C4%ABta.html?id=d9tjAAAAMAAJ#brahman%20geet%20in%20maithili |title=Vyavahārika saṃskāra gīta |date=1998 |publisher=Indra Mohana Lāla Dāsa |language=hi}}</ref>
[[File:Brahma Baba Peetha at Brahma Sthan in Basuki Bihari.jpg|thumb|Iconic seat of ''Brahma Baba'' or ''Baraham Baba'' at Brahma Sthan in [[Basuki Bihari]] village of the Mithila region ]]

== Etymology ==
According to the Indian philosophy, [[Brahman]] refers to the ultimate reality. In the tradition of [[Mithila culture|Maithil culture]], the folk deity [[Gramadevata|Gram Devta]] ( God of village) is also called as Brahman. The term Brahman refers to the [[personification]] of the Gram Devta. The other Indic term Geet means song. Thus, the literal meaning of Brahman Geet is songs dedicated to the Brahman or the Gram Devta.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Mithil%C4%81_sa%E1%B9%83sk%C4%81ra_g%C4%ABta.html?id=GoQ6AAAAMAAJ#%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A3 |title=Mithilā-saṃskāra-gīta |date=1980 |publisher=Maithilī Akādamī |language=hi}}</ref>

== Description ==
"Brahman Babu yao hamro par hoiyao na sahay" is a popular Brahman Geet sung at different ceremonies in the region, which deeply mesmerize (''Mantramugdh'') the Maithil audiences at the ceremonies. There are several Maithili folk songs in the collection of Brahman Geet. These are often sung by the women of the [[Maithil Brahmin|Maithil Brahmins]] community in the region.<ref name=":0" /> Apart from the community of Maithil Brahmins, the communities of [[Mallaah]], [[Musahar]], and [[Doma (caste)|Domin]], etc have their own versions of the Brahman Geet.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Folk_and_Ritual_Songs_of_Mithila.html?id=5QV7PJK_8H0C#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Folk and Ritual Songs of Mithila |publisher=Umesh Mandal |isbn=978-93-80538-34-1 |language=hi}}</ref> In the popular folk dance [[Jhijhiya]] performed by ladies of Musahar community, a Brahman Geet dedicated to [[Brahma Sthan|Baraham Baba]] is also sung by them.<ref>{{Cite web |title='तोहरे भरोसे बरहम बाबा झिझिया बनेलियै हो' |url=https://enewsbureau.com/news-details/14361/2022-09-27 |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=enewsbureau |language=}}</ref>

{{Blockquote|text=तोहरे भरोसे बरहम बाबा झिझिया बनेलियै हो, बरहम बाबा झिझिया पर होइयौ ने सवार|title=Brahman Geet|source=[[Jhijhiya]] folk dance}}

The folk songs of the Brahman Geet are an important part of the folklore in the [[Maithili literature]] of the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]] in the [[Indian subcontinent]].

== References ==
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[[Category:Folk songs]]
[[Category:Maithil Brahmin]]
[[Category:Maithili literature]]

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