After disposing of the Demon Yaksa "Hirantayaksa, Phra Narayn rode off on the back of a Naga serpent. He rode across a Vast Ocean, whilst casting a spell with a loud shout. As he cast his spells, a lotus flower sprung out of Phra Narayn's stomach, and opened to greet the sun. Not only this; a small Kumara (boy), was also born in the middle of the Lotus Flower.
Phra Narayn thus took the Kumara to Phra isworn, and offered it to him in reverence. Phra Isworn saw fit to comission Phra Intr (Indra), to design and build a City for the young Kumara to rule over. As Phra Intr was researching places to build the City, he travelled to earth, and came across four Ruesi hermit Sages, who were practising their abstinences and meditations in the forest. This forest was called "Twaaraawadii".
The Ruesi Sages suggested that this was a good place to build the City for the Kumara, and that it would be a great blessing to name the city after the four Ruesi - taking one syllable from the name of each of the four;
This is how the City came to be named "Ayodhaya Twaaraawaradii" (see my ruesi legends to see the names of the four Ruesi). The town of Ayuttaya in Thailand is named after Ayodhaya.
When the City was sucessfully constructed and completed, Phra Intr informed Phra Isworn of the good news. Phra Isworn then instructed Kumara to go forth and rule the City of Ayodhaya, and bestowed upon him the name of "Anomatan" After this, Phra Intr arranged for a Royal Consort/Concubine for Lord Anomatan, whose name was Nang Mani Gaesorn, as well as conjuring servants and citizens for Anomatan to rule over, and fill the City. After this, Nang Mani Gaesorn gave birth to a Son, named "Taw Achaban" (ท้าวอัชบาล). The Lord Anomatan and his Queen Nang Mani Gaesorn then gave up their Rulership of the Kingsom and left it to Taw Achaban to Inherit and Rule over instead.
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