Nag Panchami is a Hindu festival in which serpents and snakes are worshiped. This festival is celebrated with full devotion throughout the country on the fifth day of the Shukla Paksha of Shravan month. In this year 2019, Nag Panchami will be celebrated on Monday, August 5.
There is an interesting fact behind celebrating this festival. Due to rain in the month of Shravan, snakes often come out of their burrows and find another temporary shelter. They do not harm humans anywhere, so they are worshiped on Nagpanchami and they are also fed milk.
In Hinduism, fasting and festivals are celebrated for worshiping the gods and goddesses, as well as the days of fasting as well as worshiping the antics of the gods and goddesses. Nag Panchami is one such festival. The serpent where Lord Shiva has necklaces.
There is also the bed of Lord Vishnu. People also have a deep connection with snakes in folk life. For these reasons, Nag is worshiped as a deity. Lord Shiva is believed to be the deity of Sawan month. At the same time it is also the rainy season, in which it is believed that snakes come out from the ground womb and come to the ground floor. Nag Panchami is worshiped to please Nag Devta, so that he does not become the cause of any harm.
What is the story of Nag Panchami
It is believed that Lord Krishna saved Gokul residents from the terror of a serpent named Kaliya on this day. According to the legend, one day Balakrishna was playing with his friends on the banks of Yamuna. Then his ball fell into the river. The ball fell into the Krishna River in an attempt to get it out. At the same time, Kalia attacked him. But unaware that Shri Krishna is not an ordinary child, Kalia apologized to him. Krishna took a vow before Kalia that he would never disturb the villagers, then he left Kalia. After Krishna’s victory over Prachanda Naga Kalia, this day is celebrated with reverence and devotion as Nag Panchami.
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On the occasion of Nag Panchami, devotees do not excavate the land and on this day offer milk, paddy, kheel and dung grass in front of the idol of Nagdevata or their idol made of clay and worship Nagdevata. It is also believed that Lord Shiva loves serpents and snakes and worshiping snakes and serpents makes Shiva happy. Shivji’s Rudrapur is terrified not only by humans but also by gods and goddesses. Hence some devotees worship the living cobra snake for the blessings of Lord Shiva and consume milk and other substances.
This festival is celebrated with pomp and various rituals throughout India. Some devotees in Maharashtra live in Ekthal but go to every house and ask for alms with the serene snake. Devotees in Kerala go to the temple of Nagadevata to worship their stone and metal idols so that they and their families can avoid the wrath of snakes and snakebites throughout the year. No matter how different the customs are, Nag Panchami celebrates with devotion with the same purpose.