bhavishya puran ka mat hai ki shravan
mas ke shukla paksh men panchmi tithi
ko darvaje ke donon taraf gobar
se vishdhari (vish ko uglne vale)
nagon ki murti khinch kar, dugdh se
snan kara kar, dadhi, durva, kusha,
gandh, akshat, pushp, modak, malpua
adi padarthon se pujan karen, ya
brahmanon ko bula kar pujan karaven
tatha brahmanon ko mishtannadi padarthon
se tript karen, dravya dakshina den tatha
ekbhukt vrat rakhen, to ghar men sarpon ka
bhay nahin hota hai. skand puran ke
nagar khand ke anusar chamatkarpur
men rahne vale nagon ka pujan karne
se manokamna purn hoti hai. narad
puran men sarp ke dasne se bachav hetu
kartik shukla paksh chaturthi ko nag
vrat karne ka vidhan bataya gaya
hai. punah sarp dansh se surakshit rahne
ke lie bhado krishn panchmi ko bhi
nagon ko dudh pilane ki bat kahi
gayi hai. parantu vichar kar dekha jae,
to varsha ritu hi sarpon ke niklne
ka samay hota hai, kyonki bilon men
jal bhar jane ke karan nag bahar
a jate hain. sharad ritu men nagon
ke darshan nahin hote. garmi men bhi
yadakda nagon ke darshan ho jate
hain. isi karan sarpon ke namanurup
shravan mas ke shukla paksh men hi nagon
ka pujan vishesh labhkari hai. is
din ‘¬ kurukulye hun fat svaha’
ke adhikadhik jap karen, to sarp
vish dur hota hai. janmakundli men
banne vale ‘anant, karkotak, vasuki,
shankhpal, padm, mahapadm, takshak,
kulik, shankhnad, patak, vishakt
evan sheshnag namak kal sarp dosh
ki shanti bhi is tithi men nagon
ke pujan se hoti hai. purvi bangal,
chota-nagpur tatha anya pranton men
‘sarparagyai’ mansa devi ki puja ki
jati hai. maisur rajya men komti
samuday ki striyan putra prapti ki
abhilasha se nagon ki murti ki puja
karti hain. ‘di sarpent lor’ namak
pustak men bogel ka kathan hai ki
pashchimi aur dakshini bharat men santan
prapti ki kamna se vivahit striyan
sarp pujan karti hain. gauri pujan ke
prasang men hindu mahilaen banjhapan dur
karne ke lie nagon ko pujti hain.
nag pujan se bhagvan shiv prasann
hote hain aur ayushya pradan karte
hain. panchmi nagon ki tithi hai evan,
jyotish shastra ke anusar, panchmi
tithi ke svami nag hain. agni puran
men bhi likha haiah sheshadinan fanishanan
panchamyan pujnan bhavet’. sarparajon ka
pujan panchmi ko hona chahie. jo
nit nirantar pratyek mas ki donon
pakshon ki panchmi ko nagon ka pujan
karte hain, unhen nagon ka bhay to hota
hi nahin, varan nag lok ka sanpurn
aishvarya bhi prapt hota hai. is tithi
men nagon ko dudh bhi pilana chahie,
sugandhit pushp samarpit karne chahie.
sapere nagon ka khel bhi dikhate hain,
jiske dvara ve jivan yapan karte
hain. isse bachchon ka manoranjan hota
hai. nag pujan ke sanbandh men ek
prachin dant katha hai:
prachin kal men kisi brahman ki
sat putravdhuen thin. shravan mas lagte
hi chah putravdhuen to apne-apne
bhaiyon ke sath mayke chali gayin,
parantu abhagi satvin ka koi bhai
hi n tha. atah vah sasural men
hi rah gayi. tab us duahkhiyari ne
karunapurvak prithvi ko dharan karne
vale sheshnag ko bhai ke rup men yad
kiya. art pukar sunakar sheshnag
vriddh brahman ke rup men aye aur use
liva kar chal diye. thori
dur pahunch kar hi unhonne
apna asli rup dharan
kar liya evan apni munh
boli dharm bahan ko fan par
bitha kar nag lok (patal)
le gaye. vahan vah nishnichat
hokar rahne lagi. patal
lok men jab vah nivas kar
rahi thi, usi samay shesh ji
ki kul paranpra men nagon
ke bahut se bachchon ne janm
liya. un nag bachchon ko
sarvatra vicharan karte dekh
shesh nag ki rani ne us
devi ko pital ka ek dipak diya
tatha bataya ki iske prakash se tum
andhere men bhi sab kuch dekh sakogi.
ek din achanak tahlte hue
uske hath se vah dipak, vicharan
karne vale nag bachchon ke upar gir
gaya. parinamasvarup un sab ki
thori-thori panuch kat gayi.
ukt ghatnachakra ke kuch samay bad
vah bahan sasural bhej di gayi.
punah shravan mas aya, to vah vadhu
divar par nagon ka chitra khinch kar
unki vidhivt puja tatha mangal
kamna karne lagi. idhar krodhit
nag balak, mataon se apni punch
katne ka karan jan kar is vadhu
se badla lene ke lie aye hue the,
parantu ashcharya ki bat ki apni
hi puja men shraddhavan use dekh
kar nag balak bahut prasann hue
aur unka krodh shant ho gaya.
bahan svarup us vadhu ke hath se
prasad rup men un nagon ne dudh
piya tatha chaval bhi khaye. nagon
ne use sarp kul se nirbhay hone
ka vardan diya tatha uphar men
maniyon ki mala aur bahut si
vastuen din. unhonne yah bhi bataya
ki shravan mas ke shukla paksh
ki panchmi men jo hamen bhai rup
men pujega, uski ham sada raksha
karte rahenge.
svayan bhagvan narayan kshir sagar
men sheshnag par shayan karte hain. nag
kal ka svarup hai aur jo nagon
ka pujan karta hai, vah kal par
vijay prapt karta hai. atah nishkarsh
yahi niklta hai ki nagon ka pujan
lok evan parlok donon ke lie
kalyankari evan shubh falapradata
hai.