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In Sanatan Dharma, the festival of ‘Nag Panchami’, celebrated on the fifth day of Shukla Paksha of Shravan month, is considered very important from spiritual, mythological and astrological point of view. This year, a very rare and fruitful coincidence has occurred on Nag Panchami, when this holy date is falling on a Monday of Sawan. This wonderful confluence of worship of Lord Bholenath’s favorite day ‘Monwar’ and ‘Nag Devta’, who is known as his neck ornament, is no less than a boon for the seekers, devotees and the people suffering from Kaalsarp Dosh.
In the scriptures, snakes are considered to be the lord of the underworld and the sleeping seat (Sheshnag) of Lord Vishnu and the necklace (Vasuki) of Lord Shiva. While on one hand, the major planetary defects of the horoscope are pacified by the ritual worship of Nag Devta and Rudrabhishek on this day, on the other hand, in the scriptures and folk beliefs, strict restrictions have also been imposed on certain daily activities on this day. The most important rule among these is not to use an iron pan in the kitchen of the house on the day of Nag Panchami and not to cook roti on the pan. It is believed that ignoring this rule may lead to poverty, unrest and severe wrath of Rahu-Ketu in the family.
Why is offering tawa completely prohibited on the day of Nag Panchami? Know mythological and folk beliefs
In Indian Sanatan culture, it is strictly prohibited to keep a pan on the stove at home on the day of Nag Panchami. This tradition has been going on for centuries in most parts of the country including North India, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Bihar.
The main mythological and religious reasons behind this are as follows:
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The similarity of the frying pan with the snake’s hood (symbolic form): According to religious beliefs, the round iron pan is considered a symbol of the spread hood of the serpent god. When the pan is placed directly on a stove or gas fire, it is symbolically considered equivalent to heating or burning the hood of the serpent god on fire. By doing this, the snake god becomes angry and pained, due to which the family gets cursed by him.
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Pledge to protect snakes from fire: According to mythology, during the Mahabharata period, when King Janamejaya had performed ‘Serpent Satra Yagya’ to avenge the death of his father Parikshit due to Takshak bite, lakhs of innocent snakes were burnt to ashes in the blazing fire of the yagya. Then, on the day of Shravan Shukla Panchami, Aastik Muni saved the lives of the snakes by extinguishing the fire of that Yagya. Therefore, on the day of Nag Panchami, direct contact of tawa and fire is prohibited as a symbol of keeping snakes away from the troubles of fire.
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Tradition of wok and boiled food: On this day, instead of baking roti on the pan, in homes, puri, kachori, halwa, kheer, dal baati or steamed dishes (like dhokla, fara) are prepared in the pan. In many areas, food is prepared a day before Nag Panchami (Chaturthi night) and the tradition of eating ‘stale food’ (cold food) is followed on the day of Panchami.
Relation of Rahu-Ketu and Saturn to the pan: According to astrology, why is there an eclipse in life?
In astrology, kitchen, iron and pan are directly related to the shadow planet Rahu, Ketu and the giver of karma, Saturn.
According to astrological rules:
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Iron and pan factors of Saturn and Rahu: The pan is made of iron metal, which is directly owned by Shani Dev. When soot or oil and dirt accumulates on it, it takes the physical form of Rahu. In Lal Kitab and Vedic astrology, the pan is considered the center of Rahu’s energy.
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Snake form of Rahu-Ketu: In Vedic astrology, Rahu is called the mouth of the snake and Ketu is called the tail of the snake. When a person strikes fire on the pan instead of worshiping the Nag Devta on the day of Nag Panchami, Rahu and Ketu together become furious in the horoscope.
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Negative effects on life: Due to the anger of Rahu-Ketu, problems like sudden huge loss in business, mental stress, confusion in taking decisions, insomnia, discord in marital life and unknown fear (phobia) start to surround the life of the person. It is believed that this mistake eclipses the progress and fortune of the entire family.
Apart from the pan, these works are also completely prohibited on Nag Panchami: Do not make these mistakes even by mistake
In the scriptures, some other activities on the day of Nag Panchami have also been kept in the extremely inauspicious and prohibited category:
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Prohibited from digging or plowing the land: On the day of Nag Panchami, it is completely prohibited to plow the fields, dig the land, dig the foundation or use a trowel in gardening. The belief is that there may be snakes or their eggs in burrows within the soil; Digging can cause injury or death to them, leading to ‘Sarpa Dosh’.
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Do not use needle, thread and sharp objects: On this auspicious day, one should avoid sewing, embroidery, using scissors or unnecessary use of sharp objects like knives.
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Do not force feed milk to a live snake: Many people, under superstition, try to get the snake charmers to feed milk to a live snake. According to biology, snakes are reptiles and they cannot digest milk; By drinking milk their lungs get choked and they die a painful death. Milk should be offered only on the stone or metal statue, Shivalinga or picture of the snake god.
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Do not cut green trees, plants and crops: Cutting any green tree, plant, grass or twig on the day of Nag Panchami is considered prohibited.
5 surefire ways to get rid of Kaalsarp Dosh and Rahu-Ketu pain
If Kalsarp Dosh, Rahu’s Mahadasha, Ketu’s Antardasha or Pitra Dosh is present in your horoscope, then these remedies taken on this great coincidence of Sawan Monday and Nag Panchami can eradicate all the troubles of life:
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Donation of a pair of silver snakes: On the day of Nag Panchami, after taking bath in the morning, take a pair of copper or silver snakes and anoint them with milk and Ganga water. After the puja, offer it on the Shivalinga in an ancient Shiva temple or flow it in clean flowing water (river).
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Chanting Mahamrityunjaya Mantra and Nag Gayatri Mantra: On this day, chant Lord Shiva’s Mahamrityunjay Mantra or Nag Gayatri Mantra (Nag Gayatri Mantra) with Rudraksh rosary.“Om Navkulaya Vidmahe Vishdantay Dhimahi Tanno Sarpah Prachodayat”Chanting ) 108 times provides relief from all types of snake fear and mental disturbance.
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Rudrabhishek of Sawan Monday: Chant ‘Om Namah Shivay’ continuously while offering raw cow’s milk, black sesame seeds, belpatra, datura and ashes on Shivalinga. Lord Ashutosh is pleased and nullifies the effect of all the Sarp Doshas in the horoscope.
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Feed birds and fish: To pacify the inauspicious effects of Rahu-Ketu, feed seven types of grains (Saptadhyaya) to birds and make balls of flour and feed them to fishes.
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Snake figure made of cow dung or neem at the main entrance: Make a symbolic figure of Nag Devta with cow dung, ocher or sandalwood on both sides of the main door of the house and offer Durva, Akshat and raw milk on it. This prevents negative energy and evil eye from entering the house.
What to cook and how to maintain food habits on Nag Panchami?
On this day, satvik and traditional food is prepared in the kitchen without using pan:
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Puri, Kachori, Malpua, Gulgula or Pakodas are made in the pan with the help of desi ghee or oil.
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Rice kheer, vermicelli and panchamrit are offered to the serpent god and Lord Shiva.
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In many traditional families, millet roti, gram flour laddu, gram dal and sprouted grains (mung gram) are prepared a day in advance and only cold food is consumed on the day of Panchami.
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Consumption of garlic, onion, meat and alcohol in food is completely prohibited.
Nag Panchami is a message of respect towards nature and living beings.
The holy festival of Nag Panchami is not just about worship or following the rules, but it is the divine message of Sanatan tradition which inspires us to live in balance with nature, environment and all the silent creatures. Snakes protect our food and ecosystem by hunting rats and insects that destroy crops in the fields.
On this wonderful coincidence of Sawan Monday and Nag Panchami, respect the rule of not offering tawa (griddle) in the kitchen, prepare satvik food, donate to the needy and worship Lord Bholenath and Nag Devta to make your life completely free from happiness, prosperity and the defects of Rahu-Ketu.