What does Papa Bheeti mean? It is the fear of hurting and insulting others. Sin does not necessarily mean killing somebody. Hurting the feelings of others also amounts to killing. Therefore, see to it that you do not cause any mental hurt to anybody. To refrain from all this is Papa Bheeti. Rama went to the forest and killed those who indulged in sinful deeds in order to wipe out sin. Vibhishana also came to Rama and helped Him to annihilate sin.

A snake has poison in its fangs and a scorpion has it in its tail. Their poison is localised in certain parts of their body. But man today is filled with poison from top to toe. Not only his speech, but all his actions are also poisonous. Some people have so much poison in their speech that whatever words come out of their mouth, they are full of poison. They hurt the feelings of others by such words. We should keep our speech free from such poisonous words and should always talk sweetly. (SSS Vol.42, pp. 75-76)

(See – Daiva Preeti, Love For God, Morality, Sangha Neeti)