One day, Totsagan, the ruler of Langka city decided he wanted to go for a wander in the forests for a period of a week; so in order to do this, he told his brother in law, Chiwaha (who was married to Totsagan's sister - Naang Samanagkhaa), to watch over the city and keep it safe from any enemies, or an attempt of invasion. Chiwaha, being an extremely loyal and meritorious subject of his beloved brother in law, set upon watching vigil over the city constantly both day and night; he abstained completely from sleeping at all.
But then, on the seventh day,he was oversome by extreme exhaustions, and performed an act of "Plaeng Rit" (kind of like a superhuman mutation common with the heavenly beings in the Ramakian), and expanded the size of his tongue to cover the city like a canopy as a shield of protection, and fell into a deep slumber.
Shortly after this, Totsagan returned from his forest wandering in the early eavening as dusk was settling in.He was unable to find the city at all, so he ordered his soldiers tosearch out and call for Chiwaha, but Chiwaha gave no response due to being in an extremely deep slumber.Totsagan made the assumption that his brother in law had been attacked and killed by one of the many enemies of Totsagan, and became extremely angry (Totsagan was an extremely aggressive tempered being and was known to change into his ten headed, twenty armed demonic aspect easily upon becoming angry, which made him an extremely formidable and powerful entity);
Totsagan pulled out one of his most powerful weapons:- the chakra disk "suragant' and threw it at the canopy that was covering the city of langka, which was of course in reality, Chiwaha's tongue!
The chakra disk sliced right throught poor old Chiwaha's tongue, which then recoiled and flew off separating from chiwahas life force and causing Chiwaha to die instantly.
Samanagkhaa was thus converted into a widow,whe she found out that her beloved brother Totsagan was responsible for her husband's death, she became extremely angry with him, but when Totsagan explaine how the accident had happened, she was able to be calmed down, and her anger receded.
After this, naang samanagkhaa became very sad and lonely, and thus set out into the forest to wander in search of a new husband.
Chiwaha is one of the tragic stories of the Epic, as he was know for his good disposition and helpful and loyal nature, and did not really deserve such a sad and terrible fate for his self renunciation and loyal dedication to Totsagan.
Above pic; Thai Khone theater mask of the Yaksa Chiwaha
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