Tithi 5purna
Panchami
पञ्चमी
Presiding deity: Nagas (Serpents) / Saraswati
Tithi Mantra
ॐ अनन्ताय नमः
Om Anantaya Namah
Shukla Paksha (waxing)
Fifth day — Naga Panchami, Vasant Panchami (Saraswati Puja on Shukla Panchami of Magha). Auspicious for education, music, arts.
Krishna Paksha (waning)
Krishna Panchami — Naga worship, snake-bite protection rituals.
Best for
- + Saraswati puja
- + Naga puja
- + Starting education
- + Music/dance/art initiation
- + Yagya
Avoid for
- - Eating tamasic food
Fasting tradition
Naga Panchami — abstain from tilling soil and frying foods (which could harm snakes); offer milk to Naga idols.
Major festivals on this tithi
Naga Panchami, Vasant Panchami, Saraswati Puja, Lalita Panchami