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This year Nag Panchami will be celebrated on Monday, August 5, 2019. The festival of Naag Panchami is dedicated to worshiping snake lords and seek safety from their poisonous bites. On Nag Panchami, observe fast and follow the rituals to get blessings. Read on to know more about Nagpanchami festival.
Nag Panchami is among
the list of famous Hindu festivals. It is celebrated on a large scale in almost
all the parts of country. The regions of the country that celebrate Nag Panchami
on a large scale are southern part of India, Maharashtra, and Bengal. India is a
country where almost every creature has its own importance and treated as a deity.
Nag Panchami is the one dedicated to worship, snakes. A day before, Nag Panchami
is celebrated as Nagula Chavithi, and a day after, Naag Panchami is celebrated as
Nag Shashthi.
This year, Nag Panchami will again be celebrated at a large scale, in almost all regions of the country. You can also offer prayers on this Naga Panchami and get your wishes fulfilled.
The date for Nag Panchami
in 2019 is July 27. As mentioned earlier, Naga Panchami is dedicated to worshiping
the snakes, also called, Naga Devtas. On Naag Panchami, again a huge number of devotees
will be worshiping the snakes and will get their blessings. Worshiping the snakes
is a very old part of Indian tradition. Nag Panchmi is the day when all the people
offer milk to the snakes, and in return they request for the safety of their lives.
The days of Nagula Chavithi and Nag Shashthi are also dedicated to the snake gods. Nagula Chavithi 2019 date is October 23. It is celebrated on the fourth day of the bright fortnight (Shukla Paksha) in Hindu month, Shravan. On the day of Nagula Chavithi, the devotees worship the seven headed god and milk is offered to him.
Hence, be ready for this Naag Panchami for receiving the blessings of the nine sacred snakes. Before proceeding toward celebrating the Naag Panchami, let’s have some more knowledge about the festival of Nag Panchami.
As per the Hindu scriptures, there are nine snakes that are to be worshiped on the day of Naga Panchami. Hence, on Naag Panchmi, you can also worship them and earn their blessings. These are:
As per the Hindu Calendar, Nag Panchami is celebrated on the fifth day of the bright fortnight (Shukla Paksha) of Hindu month, Shravan. It is said that no one should dig earth on the day of Naag Panchami. Along with this, on the day of Naga Panchami, it is also prohibited to plough a field. To dig a land, for laying a foundation, is also not considered good on the day of Nag Panchmi. It is said that the snakes live below earth and if the land is dig, it may hurt the snakes, who are considered as Gods.
Hence, on this Nag Panchami, try to avoid committing such things and please the snake gods on this Naga Panchami.
On the occasion of Nag Panchami, people worship the snakes by offering milk, flowers, or sweets. Some people worship the live snakes, while some of the people worship the snakes in form of images or paintings. Sometimes, the idols of snakes are also worshiped on the occasion of Nag Panchami. Firstly, people give a bath to the images or the idols with water along with milk. After this, a Mantra is recited to complete the procedure of worshiping the snake gods. The Mantra is:
Devanagari Form of Mantra:
Roman Form Of Mantra:
So, do not forget to worship the snake gods on this Naag Panchmi in 2019, by reciting the above mentioned Mantra.
The festival of Nag Panchami has many legends associated with it. Let’s have a look at few of the legends of Naga Panchami, so that, there should be a sound knowledge about the reason, before celebrating the festival of Naag Panchami.
Legend Of Lord Krishna And Kalia Naga
It is said that once Lord Krishna
was playing with his friends by the side of Yamuna river. While playing, the ball
got stuck in a tree. Hence, Krishna decided to get down the ball from it. As he
was trying to do so, he fell down in the river. People used to say that there lived
a very poisonous and a big snake, Kalia. As soon as
Lord Krishna fall down in the river, Kalia Naga came to bite him.
However, Krishna had a fight with the snake and won over the battle. Kalia Naga requested Krishna not to kill him. Krishna accepted his request, but took a promise that he would leave the Yamuna river and will not harm people, anymore. Since then, the victory of Krishna over the serpent is celebrated as Nag Panchami.
Legend Of A Farmer And Serpent
As per the legend, there was a farmer who had two sons and a daughter. One day, while the farmer was ploughing the field, the children of snakes caught under it and died. The mother of those children, Nagini (female snake) decided to take revenge from them. While everyone fall asleep at night, the Nagini came and bit the farmer, his wife and the sons.
When next morning the Nagini came to bite the daughter of farmer, the girl put some milk in bowl to please her. The girl requested to forgive the farmer and others, as they committed the mistake, unknowingly. By this nice behavior of the girl, the female snake got happy and decided to give back life to farmer and his family members.
It is said that the incident happened on the fifth day of the Hindu month, Shravan. So, from that day onward, people worship snakes to keep themselves protected from the anger of snakes. Since then, the day is celebrated as Nag Panchami.
On the day of Nag Panchami, the devotees keep the fast to honor the snake gods. As per the fasting method, the fast is kept till sunset. After this, Kheer (sweet rice porridge) is prepared and then, it is offered to the snake gods. Then, it is eaten by all the devotees as Prasadam (sacred food). It is said that eating any fried food or salt is not allowed during the fast of Nag Panchami. All the rules are to be followed with firm dedication by all the devotees to get the blessings of the snake gods.
Hence, follow all the rules of fasting on this Nag Panchami and be the one to earn blessings of snake gods.
The rituals of the day of Nag Panchami are followed with great devotion and belief. However, there are different rituals in different parts of the country. Like, in Punjab, a big statue of snake is created and it is being taken in different villages of Punjab. There, people worship it and give a bath of milk to the idol, also offer scented flowers to the idol. People dance and sing along with the parade of idol. At the end, the idol is being buried and the ritual comes to an end.
As per the rituals of Maharashtra, the snake charmers carry the snakes in snake pots. Women offer flowers, Haldi (turmeric powder), Sindoor (vermilion) and milk to those snakes. The snake charmers also carry the cobras along with them, to the temple. There, people worship them with full devotion.
The rituals of Nag Panchami have always been the same, as always. Hence, on Nag Panchami, people would again follow the same rituals and become the part of this grand celebration on Naag Panchami.
The day of Nag Panchami is celebrated in almost all the regions of the country. At some places, people worship the live snakes. Offering of milk and turmeric powder to the snake gods, comprises the part of Nagpanchami celebrations.
People often worship the snakes by bathing them with milk, to seek their blessings and to get safety from their bites. In parts of West Bengal, Orissa and Assam, the goddess of serpents, Goddess Mansa, is worshiped. However, in Karnataka the close bonding of a brother and sister is celebrated on Nag Panchami.
Hopefully, this information on Naga Panchami will help you to celebrate the Nag Panchami festival with more dedication and devotion. Follow all the rituals and ways to please the snake gods on this Naag Panchami.
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