[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) › 5.59.5 # Skandapurana 5.59.5 Skandapurāṇa 5.59.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.59.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.59.5) .. gālava uvāca .. .. aputrasya gatirnāsti mṛtaḥ svargaṃ na gacchati .. dvādaśānāmapi tathā yadyeko'pi na vidyate .. 5 .. > Gālava said: / "There is no fate in the hereafter for the childless; dead, he does not go to heaven / if there is not even one among the twelve \[kinds of sons\]: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.59.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.59.4) - [Next: 5.59.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.59.6) - [Up: 5.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.59) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.59.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.59.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.59.5) · Pramāṇa