[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c7.2206 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c7.2206 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c7.2206 - **Language:** English ### [c7.2206](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2206) In the beginning Manu, alias Vaivasvata, had a son named Kaṭvāku. He was the first of kings and he ruled the world for a long time. On the banks of the river Sarayū he constructed a city called Ayodhyā. Ayodhyā was celebrated for its beauty and wise men proclaimed that it was more beautiful than the cities of the eight guards of the universe or the city of even Brahmā, the Creator. - [Previous: c7.2205](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2205) - [Next: c7.2207](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2207) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2206](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c7.2206) · Pramāṇa