Trimantra 7
we ask them,‘ are these two the same?’ They say yes. Then if you ask them who is the arihant, they will say that the twentyfour Tirthankars are the arihants. But really the twenty-four Tirthakars are all now called siddha because they have already achieved liberation. Are you calling a siddha an arihant? Whom do you call an arihant?
Questioner: The twenty-four Tirthankars have become siddha!
Dadashri: Then should you not question why they call the one who is siddha an arihant? The level of the siddha is a different level altogether. The twenty-four Tirthankars are no longer arihants, they do not have a physical body! This misunderstanding is precisely why there is so much confusion. Right now Lord Simandhar Swami is the arihant. Do you know why I say that? Are all the twenty-four Tirthankars, arihants or siddhas? Is their status that of siddha or arihant?
Questioner: At this moment they are in the Siddha Loka – the location of all liberated souls.
Dadashri: Are they siddha? Are you hundred percent sure of this?
Questioner: Yes, one hundred percent!
Dadashri: Then they fall in the category of siddha. So then who is in the arihant category? Arihant means they have to be currently living. People refer to the twenty-four Tirthankars as arihant, but if you think about it, they have actually acquired the state of siddha. So when we say‘ Namo Siddhanam’ we are paying obeisance to them. But that leaves the category of the arihant vacant. So the mantra of Navkar remains incomplete, and by being incomplete, it does not give result. There has to be a living and present Tirthankar. The current living Tirthankar is Simandhar Swami; it is through His name that your work for