An interesting and important story is found in the Shri Ramcharitmanas, which tells us that a crow can see with only one eye. This incident is related to Lord Shri Ram, Mother Sita, and Indradev's son Jayant.

Jayant's doubts and trials

Once, Lord Rama was decorating Sita's hair with flowers. Indra's son Jayanta witnessed this. He doubted whether this was truly an incarnation of Lord Vishnu or just an ordinary human. So, Jayanta disguised himself as a crow and pecked Sita's foot. This injury left a wound on Sita's foot.

Lord Rama became angry

Seeing Mother Sita injured, Lord Rama became extremely enraged. He immediately shot an arrow, which began chasing Jayanta, who was in the form of a crow. Jayanta fled to Brahmaloka, Shivaloka, and all the other divine realms to save his life, but he was unable to escape this divine arrow.

Jayant's surrender

Finally, he fell at the feet of Lord Rama and begged for forgiveness. Lord Rama told him that an arrow once fired cannot be taken back but can be used to inflict less damage.

Ruptured eye

The arrow pierced one of Jayanta's eyes, and since then, the belief has been prevalent that crows can only see with one eye.

After this incident, Lord Shri Ram gave this boon to the crow that by feeding the crow, the ancestors will be pleased, and hence even today feeding the crow during Shraddha is considered auspicious.

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