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          Rantideva is a beautiful literary piece and it presents the thought that idol worship and rituals should not be carried to the extremes.

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        4. This page describes The Race of Bharata—The History of Rantideva which is chapter 21 of the English translation of the Bhagavata Purana.

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          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