Nag Panchami 2020 : Date, Meaning, History & Significance Of The Day

Nag Panchami 2020: Worshipping serpents holds greater importance in Hindu beliefs, as even Lord Shiva even carries them around his neck like a garland.

The Nag Panchami 2020 will be celebrated across the country on July 25 amid the many festivals in the Shravan or Sawan month. Nag Panchami is celebrated on the Panchami Tithi (fifth day), of the Shukla Paksha (as the moon waxes) of Shravan month in India.

The Nag Panchami date is July 24, 2020. Nag Panchmi is a Hindu festival that is dedicated to the Naga Devta, meaning the God of snakes. Further, this festival is majorly celebrated in India and Nepal. The Nag Panchami 2020 is celebrated on July 24, 2020.  Here is some information about the Nag Panchami festival.

Worshipping serpents holds greater importance in Hindu beliefs, as even Lord Shiva even carries them around his neck like a garland.

On Nag Panchami, women across the nation worship serpent gods and offer them milk and pray for their brother’s and family’s health and well being. According to Hindu beliefs, anything offered to snakes on this day would reach directly to the serpent gods

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It is believed that worshipping the serpent god on this day gives him grace and there is no fear of any harm from the snake. Those who have ‘Kaal Sarp Dosh’ in their horoscope, get rid of this curse by worshipping them on this day.

Nag Panchami 2020 falls on July 24. Here is some information about the Nag Panchami festival history, meaning, and significance. Read more here

Nag Panchami 2020 tithi Date:

Naga Panchami 2020 will commence at 2:34 pm on July 24. Further, this festival will come to an end on July 25 at 12:02 pm.

Nag Panchami Meaning:

‘Nag’ is a Sanskrit word which means ‘snake’. Nag Panchmi is dedicated to the Naga Devta. Further, this festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the Shravana month. However, states like Gujarat and Rajasthan celebrate Nag Panchami during the dark half of Shravana’s fortnight.

Nag Panchami celebrations:

During this festival, a serpent statue is given a royal bath with milk. Further, live snakes are also worshipped on this day. Owing to a religious convention, several people offer milk to the cobra.

Significance of Nag Panchami

The festival of Nag Panchami is celebrated because there is tremendous rainfall during the month of Shravan. Because of this, during this time, snakes often come out of their burrows because of rain that fills their burrows with water. They can kill humans to save themselves.

To prevent this, the festival of Nag Panchami is celebrated. On this day, snakes are fed with milk. It is believed that snakes have a sharp memory and remember the faces of people who harm them. When the snakes avenge it, they also harm the family members of that person. So to please them, serpents were worshipped on this day.

On the occasion of Nag Panchami, people seek blessings for their family from the Naga Devta or the God of snakes. Further, people also seek protection from evil on this occasion. According to mythology, when Lord Krishna blessed Kalia he said that those who would offer milk to snakes on Nag Panchami would always be protected from evil forces.

History of Nag Panchami

The festival of Nag Panchami began when Takshak, the king of snakes, stalked King Janamejaya’s father Parikshit and killed him. To avenge his death, King Janamejaya conducted a yajna to eliminate the entire Naga caste. The day that this yagna was stopped due to the intervention of the Brahmin Astika Rishi was the day of Nag Panchami and since then this day is celebrated for Nag Puja.

According to another legend, Lord Krishna killed Kaliya Nag on Panchami of Shukla Paksha of Saavan month. In this way he had saved the lives of the Gokulvasis. Since then, the festival of Nag Panchami is celebrated every year.

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Here is an insight into the history of Nag Panchami. According to mythological sources, the river Yamuna inhabited a dangerous snake named ‘Kalia’. Further, this snake had been poisoning the river. Hence the people of Brij, Uttar Pradesh started facing a water shortage. It was Lord Krishna, who finally came to the rescue of the people.

According to mythology, Lord Krishna forced the snake to remove poison from the Yamuna. However, after ‘Kalia’ removed the poison from the river, Lord Krishna blessed him. Further, he said that people would pray to the snake God on the occasion of Nag Panchami, every year. Krishna also said that people would offer milk to snakes on Nag Panchami.