Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 95
निष्कृतिः सर्वपापानां पिता यदभिनंदति । मुच्यते बंधनात्पुष्पं फलं वृंतात्प्रमुच्यते
niṣkṛtiḥ sarvapāpānāṃ pitā yadabhinaṃdati | mucyate baṃdhanātpuṣpaṃ phalaṃ vṛṃtātpramucyate
When the father approves, it becomes atonement for all sins. As a flower is freed from its binding and a fruit is released from its stalk, so one is released from bondage.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A contemplative son bows to his seated father; behind them symbolic imagery shows a lotus-flower loosening from its tie and a ripe fruit naturally detaching from its stalk—visual metaphor for release from bondage through paternal assent.
FAQs
The father’s heartfelt approval is portrayed as powerful purification—loosening the bonds of sin and suffering.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse uses natural metaphors to teach moral-spiritual release.
No formal rite; it emphasizes winning paternal approval as a form of niṣkṛti (expiatory good).