Nag Panchami – The Sacred Festival of Serpent Worship in Hinduism

Nag Panchami ek Hindu tyohar hai jo saanp devtaon (Nagas) ki pooja ke liye manaya jaata hai. Ye tyohar Shravan maas ke shukla paksha ki Panchami tithi ko manaya jaata hai, jo aam taur par July ya August mahine me padti hai. Is din log samriddhi aur saanp ke kaatne se raksha ke liye prarthana karte hain.

Tyohar ke dauran log saanp ke murtiyon ya chitron ko doodh, phool aur haldi chadha kar pooja karte hain. Kuch kathao ke anusaar, ye din Bhagwan Shiv aur Bhagwan Shri Krishna se bhi juda hua hai — jahan Shiv ji apne gale me saanp dharan karte hain, wahin Krishna ji ne Kaliya Naag ko haraya tha.

Ye pavitra din prakriti ke prati shraddha, vishwas aur suraksha ka prateek mana jaata hai.

Nag Panchami’ Ka Arth Samajhna – Understanding the Meaning of Nag Panchami

“Nag Panchami” shabd do Sanskrit shabdon se milkar bana hai — “Nag” ka arth hota hai saanp ya cobra, aur “Panchami” ka matlab hai chandramas ke paksh ki paanchvi tithi. Paramparagat roop se ye tyohar Shravan maas ke shukla paksha ki Panchami ko manaya jaata hai, jo aam taur par July–August ke beech aata hai.

Bharat ke alag-alag rajyon me is tyohar ko manane ke apne vishesh paramparik tareeke hain. Jaise Karnataka, Rajasthan, Bihar aur Gujarat jaise rajyon me Nag Panchami Shravan maas ke krishna paksha me manai jaati hai.

Is din subah ke samay Nag Devta ki pooja ki jaati hai, kyonki ye samay adhyatmik roop se shubh aur pavitra maana jaata hai.

Scriptural References and Historical Roots

Prachin Vedic aur Pauranik granthon me Nag Panchami ke utpatti ke baare me vistrit varnan milta hai. Rigved, Mahabharat aur Ramayan jaise pavitra granthon me Naagon ka kai baar ullekh kiya gaya hai — ye divya saanp hain jo srishti aur devlok ki kathao me mahatvapurn bhoomika nibhate hain.

Bhagavad Gita ke dashve adhyay (Chapter 10, Verse 29) me Shree Krishna kehte hain:

“Sarpon mein main Anant hoon.”
(Among serpents, I am Ananta.)

Is shlok ka arth hai ki Anant Shesh Naag, jo anant brahmand ko apne phanon par dharan karte hain, ve khud divyata ka prateek hain. Yeh shlok saanpon ki pavitrata aur unke dev swaroop ko darshata hai, jisse ye spasht hota hai ki Naag Devta sirf prani nahi, balki divya shakti ke roop me poojniya hain.

Hindu parampara me saanpon ki pooja ek bahut hi purani aur gahri jad wali parampara hai, jo lagbhag 2000 saalon se nirantar chalti aa rahi hai. Nag Panchami ke din bhakt apni shraddha aur samarpan bhavna ke saath Naag Devtaon ki pooja karte hain.

Is din log jeevit saanpon ki pooja karte hain, ya phir chandi, pathar, lakdi ya chitra ke roop me bane prateek Naag Devtaon ko namaskar karte hain.

Is tyohar ka sabse mahatvapurn ritual (karya) hai doodh se abhishekam karna — jise “doodh snaan” bhi kaha jaata hai. Is pooja ke dauran bhakt suraksha, swasthya aur parivar ki kalyan ke liye Naag Devta se prarthana karte hain.

Ye pooja shraddha aur vishwas ka prateek hai, jisme manushya prakriti aur dev shakti ke prati apna aadar vyakt karta hai.

Serpent Deities in Hindu Cosmology

Vasuki aur Shesh Naag jaise saanp Hindu dharm ke brahmandik kathao me bahut mahatvapurn bhoomika nibhate hain.

Udaharan ke roop me, Vasuki Naag ko Samudra Manthan ke samay rassi (manthan naal) ke roop me prayog kiya gaya tha. Is mahan ghatna me devta aur asur dono milkar amrit prapt karne ke liye samudra ka manthan kar rahe the.

Yeh divya naag sirf saanp nahi balki santulan, shakti aur brahmand ko sthir rakhne wali urja ke prateek hain. Shesh Naag ko to Vishnu Bhagwan ke shayan ke aadhar ke roop me bhi pooja jaata hai — jisse ye sanket milta hai ki poora vishwa unke anant phanon par tika hua hai.

Is prakaar, Naag Devtaon ka arth hai shakti, niyantran aur prakriti ke santulan ka prateek, jo srishti ke niyamon ko banaye rakhte hain.

How to Perform Nag Panchami Puja at Home or in a Temple

Nag Panchami ki pooja shuru karne se pehle paramparagat puja vidhi ko samajhna zaruri hai. Shraddha aur bhakti ke saath ki gayi pooja se Naag Devtaon ke ashirwad prapt hote hain, jo suraksha, shanti aur samriddhi laate hain.

Step-by-Step Puja Vidhi (Ritual Instructions)

1. Subah jaldi uthna, ideally surya ugne se pehle, aur pavitra snan karna.
2. Apne pooja sthaan ko saaf aur shuddh karen, Gangajal ka prayog karna shubh mana jaata hai.
3. Naag Devta ki murti ya chitra ko lakdi ke manch par rakhen, jise saaf aur nayi kapde se dhak diya gaya ho.
4. Sankalpa lein ki pooja ko poorn shraddha aur shuddh hriday se kiya jayega.
5. Abhishekam shuru karen: pehle saaf paani, phir doodh chadha kar Naag Devta ko snan karayen.
6. Haldi (turmeric) aur kumkum (vermillion) lagayen.
7. Safed phool chadhaen, jo shuddh aur samman ka prateek hote hain.
8. Deepak (ghrit ya tel ka diya) jalayen aur ise murti ke daayein taraf rakhen.
9. Mantron ka jaap dhyan aur vinamrata ke saath karein.
10. Naivedya (phal, prasad ya mithai) chadhaen.
11. Aarti karein, karpur ka prayog kar sakte hain, aur Naag Devtaon ka aabhaar vyakt karein.
12. Kshama prarthana karein, pooja ke dauran kisi bhi anjane galti ke liye maafi maangen.

Ye pooja vidhi poore din ke liye shubh aur pavitra maani jaati hai aur bhakt ko Naag Devtaon ke ashirwad se labh pradan karti hai.

Fasting Rules and Dietary Restrictions

Nag Panchami ka vrat ek mahatvapurn adhyatmik anushasan mana jaata hai. Paramparagat tareeke se ise aise rakha jaata hai:

1. Subah pavitra snan ke baad vrat shuru karein aur surya ast tak ise banaye rakhen.
2. Poorn vrat ideal hai, lekin kuch paramparao me ek halka shaam ka bhojan allowed hai.
3. Is pavitra din sabziyan kaatna ya chop karna mana hai.
4. Tali hui ya teekhi cheezen na khayen — agar khana ho to ubali ya steam ki hui cheezen hi khayen.
5. **Doodh tab tak na piyein jab tak usse Naag Devta ko na chadhaya gaya ho.
6. Pavitra observance ke dauran saampradayik sanyam ke liye intimate activities se bhi bachna chahiye.
7. Patte wali sabziyan aur tez tools jaise chaku, sui ka upyog na karein.
8. Gaon aur kheti-badi wale kshetron me, log is din khet hal chalane se bachte hain, taki zameen ke neeche rehne wale saanpon ko koi nuksan na ho.

What Are the Benefits of Worshiping Serpent Deities on Nag Panchami?

Nag Panchami ko shraddha aur bhakti ke saath manane se kai tarah ke adhyatmik, bhavnaatmak aur jyotishiya laabh milte hain.

Ye ashirwad prachin granthon me bhi ullekhit hain aur aaj bhi laakhon logon dwara shraddha purvak apnaye jaate hain.

Nag Panchami ke din ki pooja aur vrat se man ko shanti, parivar me sukh-shanti, aur jeevan me samriddhi prapt hoti hai. 

Spiritual and Emotional Healing

Hindu dharm me, saanp shaktishaali adhyatmik urja ka prateek hain — sabse pramukh kundalini, jo ki reedh ki haddi ke neeche sthit sushupt divya shakti hai. Naag Devtaon ki pooja is urja ko jagrit karne me madad karti hai, jisse adhyatmik pragati aur bhavnaatmak shuddhi hoti hai.

Jaise hi saanp apni khol (skin) utarta hai, ye vyakti ke parivartan ka prateek hai — purani aadaton, vyavaharon aur pehchanon ko chhodkar kuch naya aur unnat banne ki or badhna.

Bhagavad Gita me Shree Krishna kehte hain:

“Jab tumhara buddhi bhranti ke gadh me se paar ho jayega, tab tum suni aur sunai jaane wali baaton se asakriya ho jaoge.” (BG 2.52)

Shraddha aur niyamit pooja aur vrat ke dwara, bhakton ka anubhav hota hai ki man ki spashtata, antar ki shanti, aur adhyatmik jagrukta Nag Panchami ke baad badh jaati hai.

नागपंचमी आरती Nag Panchami Aarti

Shree Nag Dev aarati Panchami ki kijiye,
Tan, man, dhan sab arpan kijiye.
Netra laal, bhirkuti vishala,
Le bin pair, sune bin kaana,
Unko apna sarvasva dijiye.

Pataal lok me tera vaasa,
Shankar, Vighna, Vinayak naasa,
Bhagaton ka sarv kasht har lijiye.

Sheesh, mani, mukh, visham jwala,
Dusht janon ka kare nivala,
Bhagat tero amrit ras pije.

Ved, Puran sab mahima gaave,
Narad, Sharda, Sheesh nivave,
Sawal sa se var tum dijiye.

Nauvi ke din jyot jagave,
Kheer, churme ka bhog lagave,
Ramnivas, tan, man, dhan sab arpan kijiye,
Aarati Shree Nag Dev ji kijiye.

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