[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garudapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › 2.2.4 # Garudapurana 2.2.4 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.2.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.2.4) aputrasya gatirnāstu svargo naiva ca naiva ca / yena kenāpyupāyena kāryaṃ janma sutasya hi // > Let there be no \[favourable\] destination for a sonless man, nor heaven at all; / by whatever means possible, the birth of a son must indeed be brought about. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.2.3) - [Next: 2.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.2.5) - [Up: 2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.2.4) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Padmapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.padma.6.143.18) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit - [Smṛtikaustubha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.smrtikaustubha.23.1.23) — Anantadeva 1638, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.2.4) · Pramāṇa