paapa | पाप
Paap (Devanagari: पाप ISO15919: pāpa) means sin. Vedas is the book of divine laws. It defines vidhi and nishedha. Performing those actions listed as nishedha are called paap.
Opposite of paap is punya.
On the path of bhakti both papa and punya are deemed paap, as they increase the karmic bondage.
Performing sadhana bhakti is the only way to redeem oneself from all paap. In addition to that eradicate the tendency to perform paap.
Still, in order to maintain the physical body one has to perform material actions. So, minimize them and maximize time spent in doing bhakti.
Also written as papa, paapa.
REFERENCE
Prema Rasa Madira - The Intoxicating Bliss of Divine Love, Vol. 1, Ch. 4
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