
rantidev

rantidev () haah hindu dharmatil chandra rajvanshacha raja aahe. paropkari mhanoon varnan kelele, tyane vishnupasoon moksh (mukti) prapt keela asey mhatale jaate jevha trimurtine tyachya shraddhechi chachani ghetali. bharatiyache vanshaj asalele tyanche varnan hindu sahityat eka udar raja mhanoon kele jaate. 
dantkatha.
charmanavati nadiche mool.
rantidev vishnucha vishvasoo anuyayi asalyane, rajane aapali sampatti brahmananna dilee aanee asha prakare tyane nyayya sadhane midavali. rajane abhivachane dilee aanee vividh yadnyanmadhye sahbhagi jhaala. ekada, anek pranyanna swarg (swarg) midvanyachi ichcha hotee aanee teey agnihotra yadnyatun moksh prapt karnyasathi ektyane aale hote. kattal kelelya guranmadhyeun vahana raktane eka nadee nirman jhaali, jee charmanavati mhanoon olakhali jaau lagali (sthanik paramparenusar chambal nadee manali jaate). hindu mahakavya mahabharatachya dronparv parichhedat yacha ullekh aahe.
trimurtila bhetane.
bhagvat puranat, ranatidevane ekada aaplyajaval asalele serve kahee itaranchya garjansathi asey arpan kele hote qee tyache kutumb niradhar jhaale asey varnan kele aahe. aththavis divas gele aanee rajakade pyayala panyacha ghotahi navhata. dusya divashi sakali tyala eka toop aanee dudhavar aadharit padarth midala jyache naav 'samyav' hote. jevha too padarth khanar hota, tevha eka brahman pahune tyachya daravar aala. pavitra manushya vishnuche prakatikaran asalyache samajoon tyane tyaa vyaktila tyachya khadyapadarthatil aapala vaataa deu keela. jevha punha ekada tyachya kutumbat jevanache vatap karnyat aale, tevha eka shoodra disala aanee rajane tyala jevanacha tyacha vaataa dekhil deela. tyanantar, rantidev haah padarth khanarach asatana eka shikari tyachya shikari shwanansah aanee eka chandala gheuun disala. tyane niswarthapane tyacha uralela padarth pahila aanee uralele serve paanee dusra yala arpan kele, asey jaheer kele qee sansarasathi ichcha karnyaivaji too serve sajivansathi dukkh sosanyacha paryay nivdel, jenekarun teey tyanchya dukkhatoon mukt houu shaktil. rantidev tahan lagoon maran pavala asatana, tyane ghoshit kele qee durdaivi chandala paanee arpan kelyane tyachya indriyanna vedanepasoon mukti midali. trimurthy rajasamor aalee aanee nantarchya vyaktila kalale qee hii devata tyachya shraddhechi chachani ghenyasathi tyachya pahuna mhanoon prakat jhalya hotya. tyane tyanna naman kele aanee vishnula purn aadaranjali vahili. aaplya devateprati asalelya bhaktichya balavar tyane tyanchyakadun konatehi vardan magitale nahee.