Rantideva biography of martin
Rantideva biography of martin
Rantideva biography of martin lewis.
Rantideva
King in Hinduism
Rantideva (Sanskrit: रन्तिदेव, romanized: Rantideva) is a king of the Lunar dynasty in Hinduism.[1] Described to be benevolent, he is stated to have achieved moksha (liberation) from Vishnu when the Trimurti tested his faith.[2] A descendant of Bharata, he is described as a generous king in Hindu literature.[3]
Legends
Origin of the river Charmanvati
As Rantideva was a faithful follower of Vishnu, the king gave away to the Brahmanas his wealth and thus acquired righteous means.[4] The king gave promises and engaged in performance of various sacrifices.
Once, a mass of animals were in desire of attaining Svarga (heaven), and came by themselves to attain salvation in the Agnihotra sacrifice.[5][6] The blood that flowed from the slaughtered cattle formed a river, which came to be known as the Charmanvati (Believed in local tradition to be the Chambal river).[7] This is