Why we have to give food for crows?
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The beauty of the peacock is increased by its beautiful tail, the
beauty for the swan is given by its pure milk like white color, chameleon's
specality is that it changes it's color as t thinks. Did we thought of these
special behavior, who gave these special behavior?, the reason for these is
given by Shri Valmiki Ramayana's 18th chapter.
The following story is told to Lord Shri Rama by Rishi Agasthiar.
Maruthan is the king of Uzirabijam. one time Lord Indra and other devas
attended the yaga done by the king. Brigaspathi's brother visvamithra conducted
that yaga. At that time King Ravana came to the spot with his friends. All
devas had fear on seeing King Ravana's strength and his friends, for there self
defence they tried to change thier shape into birds and animal only to escape
themself from the strengthful ravana. so Lord Indra changed himself into
beautiful peacock, likewise Lord Yama, brother of Lord Shani changed himself
into crow and Lord Varuna and Lord Kubera changed themself into swan and chameleon
respectively.
But the shathriya, the king Marutha didn't get afraid, he willed to fight with
the strengthen King Ravana. But the brahmana Visvamithra told King Maruthan not
to conduct war since it may distrub the yaga.
Since King Marutha didn't came to war, Lanka King Ravana gone away from that
place saying that the king Maruthan is a coward and afraid to war. On seeing
that King Ravana left that place Lord Indra and other devas left reliefed, and
they changed them self to their original body, yaga finished successfully.
Since all deva's are escaped from King Ravana, they thought of giving blessings
to the birds and animals which helped them to get escape themself from King
Ravana. Lord Indra gave beautiful tail to peacock as a thankgiving and he also
blessed it that it may not harmed by any snake and any other poisonous animals.
Lord Yama blessed that crow will not get any disease, no one would look as you
as a prey, and if any one give you food in their life time their forefathers in
yamaloga will be benefited. Lord Kubera belssed chameleon that it can change it
shape as it want to escape from enemies at time. Lord Varuna also blessed Swan
with intelligence.
So, it is blevied that if we worshiped God during Saturday and giving food to
crows on that day would benefit our forefathers in yamaloga. let all of us get
benefited from the above story.
Let God's blessings and spirituality will always with us,
Sunlionel
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