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According to another legend, there once lived a Gavada Brahman in a city called Manikpura (or Maipura). He was ignorant of the Nagpanchami and did not know that no ploughing, digging, picking, burning or roasting should be done on this day. He therefore went to plough his field on the Nagpanchami day and accidentally killed the young ones of a female snake with his ploughshare. The female snake escaped death as she was absent during this time. When she returned and understood what had happened, she bit the Brahman and all his family-members to death. In her anger, she proceeded to kill the Brahman's sole surviving daughter who lived in another village. But when she found out that her intended victim was a devoted worshipper of the snake-goddess and had celebrated Nagpanchami that very day with great earnestness, she was greatly pleased. She not only spared her but on the daughter's insistence, gave her an ambrosia to sprinkle on the corpses of her recently deceased family members. The daughter did as she was directed and brought her family back to life. On her advice, the Gavada Brahman began to worship the Nagas (snakes) during Nagpanchami and vowed to refrain from ploughing or digging on the festive day. Following the Brahman, all men began to observe the Nagpanchami vrata(ceremony). This legend is believed to have set forth the origin of snake-worship in Western India.
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