Nag Panchami Puja invokes the source-listed naga forms, offers complete upacharas and naivedya, includes Shiva worship, and concludes with mantra, aarti and forgiveness prayer.

Nag Panchami Puja Samagri

Source-specific materials

  • Nag deity image made from a supported material
  • Raw cow milk and panchamrit ingredients
  • Kheel, kheer, jaggery, sweets and fruit
  • Turmeric, roli, kumkum, chandan and sindoor
  • Akshat, supported flowers, tulsi and durva
  • Bilva, dhatura, mango blossom and barley ears for Shiva worship
  • Dhoop, ghee diya, camphor and incense
  • Gangajal, perfume, kalava and janeu
  • Betel, areca nut, coconut, dry fruit, sprouts and pulses

Before You Begin

  • Use an image or crafted representation; never approach or handle a live snake.
  • Prepare the supported naga and Shiva offerings separately.
  • Keep the aarti text ready.

Complete Step-by-Step Nag Panchami Puja Vidhi

Follow the reviewed source sequence from preparation through the final prayer and prasad. Use only the offerings listed for this puja.

  1. Purify and make sankalp

    Bathe, clean the place and state the stored family prayer.

    Purify and make sankalp mantra
    mama sakutumbasya sarpa-bhaya-nivrittyartham naagapanychamee-poojanam karishye|
    Original Sanskrit
    मम सकुटुम्बस्य सर्प-भय-निवृत्त्यर्थं नागपञ्चमी-पूजनं करिष्ये।

  2. Invoke the listed naga forms

    Recite the complete stored invocation in its source order.

    Invoke the listed naga forms mantra
    Om anantaaya namah| anantam aavaahayaami| Om vaasukaye namah| vaasukim aavaahayaami| Om sheshaaya namah| shesham aavaahayaami| Om shangkhaaya namah| shangkham aavaahayaami| Om padmaaya namah| padmam aavaahayaami| Om kambalaaya namah| kambalam aavaahayaami| Om karkotakaaya namah| karkotakam aavaahayaami| Om ashvataraaya namah| ashvataram aavaahayaami| Om dhritaraashtraaya namah| dhritaraashtram aavaahayaami| Om takshakaaya namah| takshakam aavaahayaami| Om kaaliyaaya namah| kaaliyam aavaahayaami| Om kapilaaya namah| kapilam aavaahayaami|
    Original Sanskrit
    ॐ अनन्ताय नमः। अनन्तम् आवाहयामि। ॐ वासुकये नमः। वासुकिम् आवाहयामि। ॐ शेषाय नमः। शेषम् आवाहयामि। ॐ शङ्खाय नमः। शङ्खम् आवाहयामि। ॐ पद्माय नमः। पद्मम् आवाहयामि। ॐ कम्बलाय नमः। कम्बलम् आवाहयामि। ॐ कर्कोटकाय नमः। कर्कोटकम् आवाहयामि। ॐ अश्वतराय नमः। अश्वतरम् आवाहयामि। ॐ धृतराष्ट्राय नमः। धृतराष्ट्रम् आवाहयामि। ॐ तक्षकाय नमः। तक्षकम् आवाहयामि। ॐ कालियाय नमः। कालियम् आवाहयामि। ॐ कपिलाय नमः। कपिलम् आवाहयामि।

  3. Offer the naga upacharas

    Present supported offerings using the stored formula.

    Offer the naga upacharas mantra
    Om anantaadi-naagadevataabhyo namah [upachaara] samarpayaami|
    Original Sanskrit
    ॐ अनन्तादि-नागदेवताभ्यो नमः [उपचार] समर्पयामि।

  4. Offer naivedya

    Offer only the source-listed food with the stored naivedya mantra.

    Offer naivedya mantra
    Om anantaadi-naagadevataabhyo namah naivedyam samarpayaami|
    Original Sanskrit
    ॐ अनन्तादि-नागदेवताभ्यो नमः नैवेद्यं समर्पयामि।

  5. Worship Shiva

    Offer only the Shiva materials expressly separated in the source.

  6. Chant, perform aarti and ask forgiveness

    Recite the stored Nag Gayatri, perform aarti and conclude with the source forgiveness prayer.

    Chant, perform aarti and ask forgiveness mantra
    Om navakulaaya vidmahe vishadantaaya dheemahi tanno sarpah prachodayaat|
    Original Sanskrit
    ॐ नवकुलाय विद्महे विषदन्ताय धीमहि तन्नो सर्पः प्रचोदयात्।
    Chant, perform aarti and ask forgiveness mantra
    ajnyaanaajjnyaanato vaapi yanmayaa poojanam kritam| nyoonaatiriktam tatsarvam bho naagaah kshantumarhatha|
    Original Sanskrit
    अज्ञानाज्ज्ञानतो वापि यन्मया पूजनं कृतम्। न्यूनातिरिक्तं तत्सर्वं भो नागाः क्षन्तुमर्हथ।

Simple Nag Panchami Puja Method at Home

This shorter practice retains the essential devotional actions supported by the source; it is not presented as a substitute for a formal priest-led rite where one is specified.

  1. Prepare a Nag image safely.
  2. Make the resolve and invoke the naga forms.
  3. Offer flowers, durva and a listed food without approaching a live snake.
  4. Remember Shiva, chant the stored mantra and perform aarti.

When to Perform Nag Panchami Puja

Perform on Nag Panchami according to the current local panchang.

Traditional Purpose and Benefits of Nag Panchami Puja

Nag Panchami traditionally expresses reverence for naga deities, ecological coexistence and prayer regarding fear of snakes.

Naga reverence

The invocation preserves the named sacred forms.

Ecological restraint

Devotion should never harm or capture snakes.

Shiva connection

The separate Shiva step retains the source context.

Important Nag Panchami Puja Notes

  • Never feed milk to or handle a live snake.
  • Contact trained wildlife rescue for any snake encounter.
  • No protection from bites is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions

No.

A silver, wood, stone or clay image.

Yes.

With Nag Gayatri, aarti and forgiveness prayer.