The flower is seen to drop down from the stalk. The fruit is seen to drop down from the tree. But the father, in whatever difficulty he may be, moved by parental affection, never leaves the son.
मुच्यते बन्धनात् पुष्पं फलं वृक्षात् प्रमुच्यते। क्लिश्यन्नपि सुतं स्नेहैः पिता पुत्रं न मुञ्चति॥