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