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11. *Sayana-rachanā*—The art of bed-making. According to Jīva-gosvāmin,⁴ and probably Vallabhāchārya,⁵ it refers to the making of bedsteads and couches, etc., which is an item of architecture mentioned as a separate art later on. According to Yaśodhara, this is necessary for digesting the food and for enjoyment.⁶ 12. *Udaka-vādya*—Playing on an instrument known as *jala-taraṅga*,¹ or china-cups containing varying quantities of water to regulate the tune and produce harmonic notes like musical glasses, or an instrument (invented by Franklin) the sounds of which are produced from bell-shaped glasses placed on a frame-work that revolves on its centre, while the rims are touched by the moistened finger.