Shiva Purana

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अपुत्रस्य गृहं शून्यमपुत्रस्यार्जनं वृथा॥ अपुत्रस्य तपश्छिन्नं नो पवित्रत्यपुत्रतः॥ ३२॥

sanskrit

The house of a sonless person is a void. His earnings are futile. His penance is split. It is not holy due to the want of a son.

english translation

aputrasya gRhaM zUnyamaputrasyArjanaM vRthA॥ aputrasya tapazchinnaM no pavitratyaputrataH॥ 32॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/saturda-samhita/14/32

अपुत्रस्य गृहं शून्यमपुत्रस्यार्जनं वृथा॥ अपुत्रस्य तपश्छिन्नं नो पवित्रत्यपुत्रतः॥ ३२॥

sanskrit

The house of a sonless person is a void. His earnings are futile. His penance is split. It is not holy due to the want of a son.

english translation

aputrasya gRhaM zUnyamaputrasyArjanaM vRthA॥ aputrasya tapazchinnaM no pavitratyaputrataH॥ 32॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript