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Rantideva biography definition

          Solar dynasty vs lunar dynasty

        1. Solar dynasty vs lunar dynasty
        2. King sivi
        3. Bali chakravarthi
        4. Rantideva: An ancient king prior to the Mahābhārata period, referred to by Nārada Muni while instructing Sañjaya, as mentioned in Mahābhārata (Droṇa-parva 67).
        5. Once upon a time, there was a king named Rantideva.

          6. Bali chakravarthi!

          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