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The name of the chapter is Kalpa-vṛiksha, which literally means a tree yielding all wishes, or, in other words, an all-productive tree. This tree is used as an ornament of the throne of gods and kings (lines 1–2). Such a tree is made above the throne and the arch as well as at the middle of the length of the throne (lines 4–5). It is also constructed inside the Mukta-prapāṅga or an open courtyard, the maṇḍapa or a pavilion, and the royal palace (lines 68–69). Beyond the front of the ornamental tree, there should be represented a yard where the votaries of gods and kings are seated in the pose of praising and worshipping them (lines 70–75).