Crow is the vehicle of Saturn, a planet that has great importance in Vedic astrology & Many fear this planet, as it can bring untold hardship & suffering to people
when it is afflicted or placed unfavorably in the horoscope. It is believed that our ancestors come to earth in the form of crows. For this reason, giving food to crows is seen as feeding our departed ancestors. Crows also act as messengers to Pitru Loka.
In the Valmiki Ramayan, we find an excerpt of Jayant, Indra's son being disguised as a crow and cursed by Ram for disturbing Sita's comfort. Once in their Vanvas, Sita was sleeping in Ram's lap while Jayant, disguised as a crow pecked her on the feet. Ram recognized Jayant and
cursed him for being so discourteous. He said, “From now on, you will have only one eye. You will only be able to use one eyeball at a time, not both.” Therefore crows cannot see with both eyes together. They do not have clear vision when they use both eyes together. On asking
for forgiveness Ram was pleased & gave him a boon,“whatever is invisible to the two-eyed creature will be visible to you.” That means crows have the power to see jeevaatmas in the pretyoni, pishachyoni and the pitriyoni also. Jayant is pleased when the crows are fed. Once the
crows are satisfied, Jayant carries the message, or the aatma's last desires to Aryama, the caretaker of Pitars.
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