Thread by @bhargavasarma

Kaka Bali (Vayasa Bali) during Pitru Sraaddha. There is a sampradaya to offer #Anna to Crows at the end of Pithru Sraaddha with a belief that if the Crow/s touches/eats the offering, Pitrus gets satisfied (Trupti). It is a Vachana given by Sri YamaDharmaRaja that has an anecdote+

dating back to Ramayana kaala during the regime of Ravanasura, when Bramhaadi dEvatas attend Yagna performed by a SuryaVamsa King (Marut) in the guise of birds. Sri YamaDharmaRaja attend in the guise of a CROW. After the Yajna, Devathas gave boon to respective birds. ++

Lord Yama gave a vachana/boon to Crows that during Sraaddha kaarya, Pitrus in Yamaloka gets Trupti (satisfaction) through them when they eat the Anna (Pinda) offered to them at the end of Sraaddha kaarya. This is called Kaka Bali or Vayasa Bali that we come across during...

Pithru kaarya during Death related ceremonies and during regular Pithru Sraadha. Lord Yama has given CROW boon to consume PiNda & in turn ensure Trupti to Pithrus; Crows act as conveyors for the food/messages to ancestors;