19/8/23 About the Significance of NAGA PANCHAMI:
Once Vasuki, the serpent king was worried, as it was predicted that JANAMEJAYA, the son of PARIKSHIT, will contemplate SARPA YAGA, that would eradicate the entire clan of serpents, to avenge the death of his father. Kashyapa maharshi tells them that progeny of MAHARSHI JARATKARU would be able to stop the yaga, and protect them.
MAHARSHI JARATKARU was a detached and enlightened person, and was not interested in marriage. His ancestors appear before him, and ask him to procreate and save them from ROURAVA NARAKAS. JARATKARU reluctantly accepts, and lays down impossible conditions that he would marry only the one who has a similar name as his, and that he would leave his future wife even at a slightest mistake.
Vasuki, knowing this, named his sister JARATKARU, and once she attained a marriageable age, requested Maharshi JARATKARU to marry his sister. They soon get married, and ASTHIKA was born to them.
When JANAMEJAYA conducted the Sarpa Yaga, it was ASTHIKA maharshi, who preached sense to JANAMEJAYA, and saved the serpent clan. The snakes, full of gratitude, asked Ashtika what they could do to repay him, and Ashtika told them to not cause harm during day or night. It is said that because of this peace brokered by ASHTIKA, that snakes don't harm people unless provoked. The day on which this happened was Shravana Shuddh panchami, that’s Celebrated as NAGA PANCHAMI.
It is believed, that whenever a snake is spotted, taking the name ASTHIKA three times is an invincible protection from poisonous snakes.upon hearing so, any aggressive snake calmly moves away.
SRAVANA SHUKLA PANCHAMI, falls on MONDAY, 21/8/23, and to get rid of deadly SARPA DOSHA and RAHU- KETU DOSHAS, there are two remedies.
1) To visit NAGACHANDRESHWAR TEMPLE in UJJAIN, which opens only on NAGA PANCHAMI DAY
2) GOPOOJA, GODANA, GOSEVA on NAGA PANCHAMI, which satisfies, NAGADEVATAS, and negates KALASARPA DOSHA, which cause serious and severe problems in life
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