Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 7 - Chapter 1 - Verse 46

Sanskrit:

किमुतानुवशान् साधूंस्ताद‍ृशान् गुरुदेवतान् ।एतत्कौतूहलं ब्रह्मन्नस्माकं विधम प्रभो ।पितु: पुत्राय यद्‌द्वेषो मरणाय प्रयोजित: ॥ ४६ ॥

ITRANS:

kim utānuvaśān sādhūṁstādṛśān guru-devatānetat kautūhalaṁ brahmannasmākaṁ vidhama prabhopituḥ putrāya yad dveṣomaraṇāya prayojitaḥ

Translation:

Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira further inquired: How was it possible for a father to be so violent toward an exalted son who was obedient, well-behaved and respectful to his father? O brāhmaṇa, O master, I have never heard of such a contradiction as an affectionate father’s punishing his noble son with the intention of killing him. Kindly dissipate our doubts in this regard.

Purport:

In the history of human society, an affectionate father is rarely found to chastise a noble and devoted son. Therefore Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira wanted Nārada Muni to dissipate his doubt.