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Shree Hemchandracharya has cited the benefits of the right combination in his Vitraag Stotra by giving an apt illustration. Gudo hi kafahetu: Syaat, naagaram pitta karanam / Dwaayatmani na doshosti, gud nagarbhesaje II
"Only jaggery can some-times be the cause of cough and only dry ginger powder can some-times be the cause for acidity. However a tablet prepared by mixing jaggery and dry ginger powder gains medicinal value by not only destroying the harmful effects of both the ingredients but also by enhancing their beneficial values.
As such this shloka has been cited in Vitraag Stotra to explain the Syaadvaad nature of Jain principles. However this shloka is equally beneficial and apt while explaining the balance of the right combination of love and supervision of children. In the above shloka, if we replace the words jaggery and acidity with the words bhim and kant, the shloka may be : Bhimo hi bhayahetu : Syaat, kaanto hyavagyatagriham | Dwayaatmani na doshosti, bhimkaante ka bheshaje //
Those parents who supervise their children's activities excessively as well as those parents who spoil their children excessively, lose control over them as they grow older. But children whose parents have used the right combination of supervision and control become virtuous and well-balanced. Besides, they do not get breathless while climbing the stairs of success and glory.
To understand this point well, you must once observe the potter shaping pots with mud on his wheel. Within the pot he caresses but taps the external surface a little harshly. He keeps one hand inside the pot but with the other hand, keeps tapping the pot from outside, while the pot takes shape.
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