[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) › 5.97.39 # Skandapurana 5.97.39 Skandapurāṇa 5.97.39 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.97.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.39) pitṝṇāṃ tena te nityamāsane'bhyukṣaṇaṃ kṛtam .. tasmādyatasva putrārthaṃ yadīcchasi parāṃ gatim .. 39 .. > the \[debt\] to the ancestors; therefore sprinkling was constantly done on your seat. / Therefore strive for a son, if you desire the highest state, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.97.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.38) - [Next: 5.97.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.40) - [Up: 5.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.5.97.39) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.5.97.39) · Pramāṇa