The Naga Mantra is used to invoke the Nagas, serpent deities associated with protection, prosperity, fertility, and spiritual energy.
Worship of the Naga Devatas, Naga Raja and other snake deities has been in practice in Hinduism for thousands of years. The Yajur and Atharva Vedas contain multiple verses related to serpent worship.
There are various Naga Mantras used for worship; some are dedicated specifically to individual serpent deities, while others are linked to the Gayatri, known as the Naga Gayatri Mantra. Additionally, there are a few mantras and Stotras intended to honour all Sarpa Gods collectively, like the Nava Naga Stotra.
Reciting these mantras pacifies the Naga dosha, heals the hidden fears of past karma, calms inner energies, removes toxins, and blesses with offspring.
Here are the Naga Mantra and Naga Gayatri Mantras from ancient Hindu scriptures.
Naga Gayatri Mantras
ॐ भुजगेशाय विद्महे
सर्पराजाय धीमहि
तन्नो नागः प्रचोदयात् ॥
Om Bhujageśāya Vidmahe
Sarpa-Rājāya Dhīmahi
Tanno Nāgaḥ Prachodayāt ॥
Om, I meditate on you, the lord of the serpents, I contemplate the Sarpa Raja, the king of all the snakes. May that Naga guide and enlighten me.
ॐ नागराजाय विद्महे
पृथ्वीधाराय धीमहि
तन्नः सर्पः प्रचोदयात् ॥
Om Nāga-Rājāya Vidmahe
Pṛthvī-Dhārāya Dhīmahi
Tanno Sarpaḥ Prachodayāt ॥
Om, I meditate on you, the Naga Raja, King of all Nagas. I contemplate upon him the one holding the earth. May that Sarpa guide and enlighten me.
ॐ वासुकिये विद्महे
शिवनागाय धीमहि
तन्नो नागः प्रचोदयात् ॥
Om Vāsukīya Vidmahe
Śiva-nāgāya Dhīmahi
Tanno Nāgaḥ Prachodayāt ॥
Om, I meditate on you, Vasuki, I contemplate upon the one who adorned Siva as an ornament. May that Naga guide and enlighten me.
Naga Mantra to all the Naga deities – Naga Puja Mantra
सर्वे नागाः प्रीयन्तां मे ये केचित् पृथ्वीतले
ये च हेलिमरीचिस्था येऽन्तरे दिवि संस्थिताः ॥
ये नदीषु महानागा ये सरस्वतीगामिनः
ये च वापीतडागेषु तेषु सर्वेषु वै नमः ॥
Sarve Nāgāḥ Priyantāṁ Me Ye Kecit Pṛthvī-tale
Ye Ca Heli-marīci-sthā Ye Antare Divi Saṁsthitāḥ ॥
Ye Nadīṣu Mahānāgāḥ Ye Sarasvatī-gāminaḥ
Ye Ca Vāpī-taḍāgeṣu Teṣu Sarveṣu Vai Namaḥ ॥
May all the Nagas be pleased with me, the ones who inhabit on the earth’s surface.
Residing in the rays of sunlight, the depths of the earth or in the heavenly realms.
The mighty serpents of the rivers, especially those that travel alongside the River Saraswati
As well as those present in the streaks and ponds, to all of them, My Salutations.
Anantha Naga Mantra
ॐ कुंकुमाभय विप्रवर्णाय सहस्रफणाय अनन्ताय नमः
Om Kuṁkumābhaya Vipravarṇāya Sahasraphaṇāya Anantāya Namaḥ
The one with the completion of Kumkuma (Vermillion), with the nature of a wise person, having thousand hoods, Anantha, salutations to you.
Sesha Naga Mantra
ॐ स्वेताय विप्रवर्नाय सहस्रफणाय शेषाय नमः
Om Svetāya Vipravarnāya Sahasraphaṇāya Śeṣāya Namaḥ
Salutations to Sesa Naga, the white and the resplendent one, with the nature of a wise person and bearing thousand hoods.
Vasuki Naga Mantra
ॐ पीताय क्षत्रियवर्णाय सप्तसतफणाय वसुकये नमः
Om Pītāya Kṣatriyavarṇāya Saptasataphaṇāya Vasukaye Namaḥ
Salutations to Vasuki, the one with golden yellow complexion, with the nature of a warrior and having seven hundred hooks.
Naga Mantra for Taksaka
ॐ नीलाय वैश्यवर्णाय पञ्चशतफणाय तक्षकाय नमः
Om Nīlāya Vaiśyavarṇāya Pañcasataphaṇāya Takṣakāya Namaḥ
O, the blue coloured one with the nature of a merchant class being, and the one with five hundred hooks. Salutations to those Takshakas.
Mantra for Sankhalpala
ॐ कृष्णाय वैश्यवर्णाय सप्तसतफणाय संखपालाय नमः
Om Kṛṣṇāya Vaiśyavarṇāya Saptasataphaṇāya Saṁkhapālāya Namaḥ
O, the black coloured one, with the nature of trade and balance and having seven hundred serpend hooks, my salutation to you, Sankhapala Naga.
Mantra for Mahapadma
ॐ उज्जवलाय शूद्रवर्णाय पञ्चसतफणाय महापद्माय नमः
Om Ujjavalāya Śūdravarṇāya Pañcasataphaṇāya Mahāpadmāya Namaḥ
Salutations to Mahapadma, the radiant one, who reflects the nature of service and humility and the one having five hundred serpent hoods.
Mantra for Kambala Naga
ॐ उज्जवलाय शूद्रवर्णाय त्रींसतफनाय कम्बलाय नमः
Om Ujjavalāya Śūdravarṇāya Trīṁsataphanāya Kambalāya Namaḥ
Salutations to Kambalaya, The radiant one, reflecting the nature of service, and the one bearing three hundred hooks
Karkotaka Naga Mantra
ॐ उज्जवलाय शूद्रवर्णाय त्रींसतफनाय कर्कोटकाय नमः
Om Ujjavalāya Śūdravarṇāya Trīṁsataphanāya Karkoṭakāya Namaḥ
O the radiant and the service oriented one, bearing three hundred hoods, I bow to you, Karkotaka.
