A father and mother are always affectionate to their children. When the children are disobedient the parents chastise them, not due to enmity but only for the child’s instruction and welfare. How did Hiraṇyakaśipu, the father of Prahlāda Mahārāja, chastise such a noble son? This is what I am eager to know.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
पुत्रान् विप्रतिकूलान् स्वान् पितरः पुत्रवत्सलाः । उपालभन्ते शिक्षार्थं नैवाघमपरो यथा
putrān vipratikūlān svān pitaraḥ putravatsalāḥ | upālabhante śikṣārthaṃ naivāghamaparo yathā
SB 7.4.45