nAga – panchami (Part – 2: Rituals, mantras & stotras)

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One should celeberate naga panchami according to his family

tradition. However, the following mantras can be used for

worship, irrespective of tradition:

 

Moola mantra

 

|| Om namO BhagavathE kaama roopiNE

mahaabhalaayanaagaaDhipathayE swaahaa || (26,000 times)

 

Sarpa Gaayathri

 

Om ||

dhanShtraa PhaNaaya vidhmahE suvarNa punjaaya Dheemahi |

tannah sarpah prachOdayath || (24,000 times)

 

Naagaraaja Gaayathri

 

BhujangEShaaya vidhmahE sarpajaathaaya Dheemahi |

tannO naagah prachOdayaath || (24,000 times)

 

Avaahan mantra:

 

aagachCha anantha dEvESha thEjOraaShE jagathpathEh |

imaam mayaa krthaa poojaa grhaaNa pannagEShwara ||

aavaahayaami sarpESha dwiBhujam peeta vaasasam |

veeNaa panchaka sanyuktham sarvaaBharaNa BhooShitham ||

 

 

Om vaasuki aavaahayaami (1) |

Om thakShaka aavaahayaami (2) |

Om airaavatha aavaahayaami (3) |

Om Dhananjaya aavaahayaami (4) |

Om karkOtaka aavaahayaami (5) |

Om yaathudhaana aavaahayaami (6) |

Om mahaanaaga aavaahayaami (7) |

Om kaalika aavaahayaami (8) |

Om anantha aavaahayaami (9) ||

 

Naaga stOtra

 

The following 11 mantras can be used either for

prostrations (namaskaaras) or while feeding the snakes:

 

Brahma - lOkE cha yE sarpaah ShEShanaagaah purOgamaah |

namOstutEBhyah supreethaah prasannaah santhu mE sadhaa ||1||

 

viShNu – lOkE cha yE sarpaah vaasuki pramuKhaaShchayE |

namOstutEBhyah supreethaah prasannaah santhu mE sadhaa ||2||

 

rudra – lOke cha yE sarpaah thakShakah pramuKhaasthaThaa |

namOstutEBhyah supreethaah prasannaah santhu mE sadhaa ||3||

 

Khaandavasya taThaa dhaahE swargancha yE cha samaaShrithaah |

namOstutEBhyah supreethaah prasannaah santhu mE sadhaa ||4||

 

sarpa sathrE cha yE sarpaah AsthikEnaaBhi raKShithaah |

namOstutEBhyah supreethaah prasannaah santhu mE sadhaa ||5||

 

malayE chaiva yE sarpaah kaarkOta pramuKhaaShchayE |

namOstutEBhyah supreethaah prasannaah santhu mE sadhaa ||6||

 

Dharma – lOkE cha yE sarpaah vaitharaNyaam samaaShrithaah |

namOstutEBhyah supreethaah prasannaah santhu mE sadhaa ||7||

 

yE sarpaah parvatha yEShu dhari sanDhiShu sansThithaah |

namOstutEBhyah supreethaah prasannaah santhu mE sadhaa ||8||

 

graamE vaa yadhi vaaraNyE yE sarpaah pracharanthi cha |

namOstutEBhyah supreethaah prasannaah santhu mE sadhaa ||9||

 

prThivyaam chaiva yE sarpaah yE sarpaah bilasansThithaah |

namOstutEBhyah supreethaah prasannaah santhu mE sadhaa ||10||

 

rasaathalE cha yE sarpaah ananthaadhi mahaabalaah |

namOstutEBhyah supreethaah prasannaah santhu mE sadhaa ||11||

 

Those who have killed snakes will definitely suffer from

diseases. To atone for their sin, such people should chant

the mantra:

 

jnaanatO ajnaanathO vaapi Krtha sarpa vaDhO mama |

poorva janmanivaa sarpanthE thath sarpam KShanthumarhasi ||

 

(10,000 times)

 

Those who have severe family problems, divorce, non-cordial

relationship with the spouse, brothers, relatives and friends

etc should chant the following mantra:

 

Mayaa poorva BhavE naagaa hinsithaa yu ya mE vahi |

thath KShamaDhwamam krpaa drShTim kuruDhwam jeeva putrakam ||

patnee Bharthu viyOgancha Bharthaa Bhaaryaa samudhbhavah |

naapnuvanthi yathaa dhuhkham dhaampathyaani thaThaa kuru ||

(4000 times)

 

Childless couples (both) should chant the following mantra:

 

anantha sarpa raaja tvam putra pautra samanvitham |

aputrasya chE mE putra sampadancha kuru praBho ||

(12,000 times)

 

Those who frequently see cobras and other snakes either in

dreams or in reality, or whose house is frequented by snakes

should chant the following mantra:

 

jarathkaarO jalathkaarO aastheekah pannamEva cha |

aastheekah sathya sanDhoomaam pannagEBhyO hi rakShathu ||

(12,000 times)

 

OR

 

Narmadhaayaei namah praathah narmadaayaei navO niShi |

namOsthu narmadhE thuBhyam thraahimaam viSha sarpathah ||

(12,000 times)

 

All rituals and mantras yield full result only when a

Braahman bachelor (vedic student) is invited home and

offered food, clothes and money. He should be treated

as Lord Naagaraja himself.

 

|| Om tatsat ||

 

R.Srinath

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