[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Story collections and fables](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories) › [Simhasanadvatrimshika](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana) › 4.1 # Simhasanadvatrimshika 4.1 Siṃhāsanadvātriṃśikā 4.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.1) aputrasya gatir nā 'sti svargo nai 'va ca nai 'va ca; tasmāt putramukhaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhavet paścād dhi tāpasaḥ. || 1 || > For a childless man there is no salvation, and heaven is not for him at all; > therefore, only after looking upon the face of a son should one become an ascetic. || 1 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.p1) - [Next: 4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.2) - [Up: 4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana~en-mt.4.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.simhasana.4.1) · Pramāṇa