Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 95
निष्कृतिः सर्वपापानां पिता यदभिनंदति । मुच्यते बंधनात्पुष्पं फलं वृंतात्प्रमुच्यते
niṣkṛtiḥ sarvapāpānāṃ pitā yadabhinaṃdati | mucyate baṃdhanātpuṣpaṃ phalaṃ vṛṃtātpramucyate
Quand le père approuve, cela devient expiation de tous les péchés. Comme la fleur se délivre de son lien et le fruit se détache de sa tige, ainsi l’être est libéré de ses entraves.
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).