Naag Panchami – 08 August 2020

Therefore, according to the Mahabharata derivations, Janamejaya (son of King Pariksit, Kuru Dynasty) once he was performing a ritual in order to seek revenge of his father’s death, though the ritual is popularly called as Sarpa Satra. As because the King Pariksit died due to a snake bite by the King of snakes, called Taksaka. Therefore, a very powerful fireplace was created by a number of learned and experienced men in order to attracted each and every snake towards the fire. According to the Hindu calendar, this was the day of Navi Vardhini Panchami. Ever since then Naag Panchami is observed to pay tribute to the Nagas.

How it is celebrated?

Naag Panchami is celebrated by the devotees by thoroughly cleaning the house inside out, afterwards they worship snake’s puja, then offer holy offerings of food and chant mantras. And a snake is crafted out of cow dung on the day of Naag Panchami and it is placed at the doorstep. Then Milk, Kusha grass, sandalwood, Akshat (holy grains of rice) all these things are offered to the snake. Then the deity of snake is given bathed in milk, which is firmly believed to forgive all your past, present, and future sins.