[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) › 2.29.4 # Garudapurana 2.29.4 Garuḍapurāṇa 2.29.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.29.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.29.4) aputrasya gatirnāsti svargo naiva ca naiva ca / yena kenāpyupāyena kāryaṃ janma sutasya ca // > For a man without a son there is no state \[of good afterlife\], nor heaven, none at all; / by whatever means possible, the birth of a son must be brought about. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.29.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.29.3) - [Next: 2.29.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.29.5) - [Up: 2.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.29) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.2.29.4) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Smṛtīnāṃ Samuccayaḥ](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.smrtisamuccaya.34.188) — Sanskrit - [Jayasīṃhakalpadruma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.nibandha.mahanibandha.jayasimhakalpadruma.11.p15.2) — Ratnākara 1688, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.29.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.2.29.4) · Pramāṇa