Nag Panchmi is a Hindu festival on which snakes are worshipped. Nag Panchmi is celebrated as the victory of Lord Krishna on Kaliya, the most dangerous snake. In the Mahabharata, Astika, the Brahmin son of Jaratkarus, who stopped the Sarpa Satra of Janamejaya, king of the Kuru empire which lasted for 12 years is well documented. This yagna was performed by Janamejaya to decimate the race of all snakes, to avenge for the death of his father Parikshit due to snake bite of Takshaka, the king of snakes. The day that the yagna (fire sacrifice) was stopped, it is observed as Nag Panchami.
The thousand-headed Shesh Nag who symbolises Eternity is the couch of Lord Vishnu. It is on this couch that the Lord reclines between the time of the dissolution of one Universe and creation of another. Hindus believe in the immortality of the snake because of its habit of sloughing its skin. As such Eternity in Hinduism is often represented by a serpent eating its own tail. In Jainism and Buddhism snake is regarded as sacred having divine qualities. It is believed that a Cobra snake saved the life of Buddha and another protected the Jain Muni Parshwanath. To-day as an evidence of this belief, we find a huge serpent carved above the head of the statue of Muni Parshwanath.
There is a sacred precept to worship serpents and Lord Shiva on this festival. Panchami tithi has its importance in many ways. According to Shastras-By having fast and worshipping Nag Dev on Nag Panchami Day one's desires and ambitions are fulfilled.
Puja service includes: Ganpati sthapana, Navgraha sthapana, Kalash Sthapana, Nag Devata Abhishek, Nag Devi puja, 1008 recitations of snake names (Sahasranamavali), Sarp Suktam- 30 recitations, Nav Nag Stotra-500 recitations, Nag mantra: 6000 chants, Havan, Aarti & Pushpanjali.
Duration: 6 hours
Priests: 5
Eshwar Bhakti priests will perform your Puja as per the Vedic procedure. Please mention your birth details (name, date, time, and place of birth), & Sankalp (your wish) at checkout. This is an individual Puja (you may book puja only on your name or include your near/dear ones in your puja).
You can book this puja with or without a DVD. An hour-long DVD will have the main elements of your puja: Sankalpa, Abhishek or invocation mantras, presiding deity mantra chants, Homa and Aarti. If you opt for a DVD, we will upload it on a cloud link for you to download and watch online, within a week of your puja completion. If you don't opt for a DVD, we will email few short video clips and photos immediately upon successful completion of your ritual.