Nag Panchami Pauranik Katha

In ancient times one Sethji had seven sons. Seven were married. The wife of the youngest son was adept and good-natured, but he had no brother.

One day the elder daughter-in-law asked all the daughters-in-law to go home to bring yellow soil to the house, and all the dalis and khurpi started digging the soil. Then a snake came out there, which the elder daughter-in-law started to kill with the khurpi.

Seeing this, the younger daughter-in-law stopped her and said: Do not kill it? This poor innocent.

Hearing this, the elder daughter-in-law did not hit her, then the snake sat on one side. Then the younger daughter-in-law said to her: We just come back and do not leave here. Having said this, she went home with all the soil and stuck in the work and forgot the promise made to the snake.

When she remembered the other day, she reached there with everyone and seeing the snake sitting at that place, said: Hello snake brother!

The snake said: You have said brother, therefore I leave you, otherwise I would have bothered you because of telling a lie.

She said: Brother, I have made a mistake, I apologize for it.

Then the snake said: Ok, you are my sister from today and I am your brother. Ask for what you want.

She said: I don’t have any brother, it's good that you became my brother.

After some days, that snake came to his house as a form of man and said: Send my sister. Everyone said that he had no brother.

So he said: I am his brother in a distant relationship, had gone out as a child. After convincing her, the people of the house sent Chhoti with her.

He said in the passage that: I am the snake right there, so do not be afraid and where there is difficulty in walking, take hold of my tail. She did as she was told and thus reached her home. She was surprised to see the riches there.

One day the snake's mother said to her: I am going out of work, give your brother cold milk.

She did not remember this and gave him hot milk, by which his tongue badly burned. Seeing this, the snake's mother was very angry. But she was silent after the snake explained it. Then the snake said that the sister should now be sent to her house. Then the snake and his father gave him a lot of gold, silver, gems and clothes etc. to his house.

Seeing so much wealth, the elder daughter-in-law got jealous and said: Brother is very rich, you should bring more wealth from him. When the snake heard this promise, he brought all the things with gold.

Seeing this, the elder daughter-in-law said: The broom to clean them should also be of gold. Then the snake also brought the gold broom.

The snake gave the younger daughter-in-law a wonderful necklace of diamonds. The queen of that country also heard her praise and she said to the king that: Seth's younger daughter-in-law's necklace should come here. The king ordered the minister that he should be present soon after taking the necklace from him. The minister went to Sethji and said that Maharaniji will wear the necklace of the younger daughter-in-law, she will give it to me. Sethji gave defeat to the younger daughter-in-law due to fear.

The younger daughter-in-law felt very bad, she remembered her snake brother and prayed when he came: Brother! The queen has snatched the necklace, you do something that when that necklace is around her neck, it becomes a snake for the time being and when she returns to me it becomes diamonds and beads. The snake did exactly that. As soon as the queen wore the necklace, it became a snake. Seeing this, the queen screamed and started crying.

Seeing this, the king sent news to Seth to send the younger daughter-in-law immediately. Sethji was afraid that what would the king not know? He himself appeared with the younger daughter-in-law.

The king asked the younger daughter-in-law: What magic have you done, I will punish you.

Younger daughter-in-law said: Rajan! Please forgive, this necklace is such that diamonds and beads are in my neck and a snake becomes in the other's neck.

Hearing this, the king turned the snake and gave it to him and said: Wear it now and show it. As soon as the younger daughter-in-law wore it turned down into diamonds.

Seeing this, the king was convinced of his words and pleased him and gave him many currencies as well. Younger bahu returned home with her necklace and rewards. Seeing the wealth, elder daughter-in-law because of jealousy taught her husband, that the younger daughter-in-law got wealth from somewhere. Hearing this, her husband called his wife and said: Tell me exactly who gives you this wealth? Then she remembers the snake.

Then the snake appeared and said: If you are doubting on my sister, then I will eat her. Hearing this, the younger daughter-in-law's husband was very happy and he gave a big welcome to the snake god. From the same day, the festival of Nagpanchami is celebrated and women worship the snake as their brother.

* Small size basket made of khar and moose.