[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 5.217.6 # Skandapurana 5.217.6 Skandapurāṇa 5.217.6 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.217.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.6) jātā ye gotrajāḥ kecidaputrā maraṇaṃ gatāḥ .. te yāṃti paramāṃ tṛptimamṛtena yathā surāḥ .. .. viprapādodakaklinnā yāvattiṣṭhati medinī.. tāvatpuṣkarapātreṣu pibanti pitaro jalam..6.. > those born of the family who have died sonless, / they attain supreme satisfaction, as gods do with ambrosia. / As long as the earth remains wet with the water from washing the brahmin's feet, / so long do the ancestors drink water from lotus-leaf cups. 6 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.217.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.4) - [Next: 5.217.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.7) - [Up: 5.217](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.217.6) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.217.6) · Pramāṇa