Simandhar-swami

Shree Simandhar Swami 3
tirthankaras on this planet for this time cycle. Lord Mahavir,
asked people to worship the living tirthankaras in Mahavideh
Kshetra! In Mahavideh Kshetra there are living tirthankaras.
But people have forgotten this and have continued to worship
the tirthankaras of the past. Lord Mahavir had told us everything.
Lord Mahavir had revealed everything! He knew that
there would be no more arihants on Earth, so whom would the
people worship? He therefore made public, the knowledge of
the presence of Lord Simandhar Swami and nineteen other
tirthankaras in Mahavideh kshetra. Once this information was
divulged, it opened up this path of liberation. Acharya
Kundakunda also revived this message a few centuries ago.
The title of arihant is given to the One who exists in a
living form. The one who is siddha is without a body and has
attained nirvana or final liberation or moksha. These siddhas
cannot be called arihants after this.
When Does The Navkar Mantra Give Results?
That is why the instructions to ‘bow to the arihant’ have
come forth. People ask me who and where the arihant is. I tell
them “Bow down to Simandhar Swami. He is present in this
universe. Today he is arihant. Therefore bow and send your
obeisance to Him.” We can reap rewards if we worship the
arihants. Say your obedience in this way: ‘I bow to the arihant,
whoever and wherever he may be in this entire universe’. This
will yield wonderful results.
Questioner : Are there not twenty tirthankaras moving
about at the present time?
Dadashri : Yes. Only if you understand that the twenty
who are currently present are the arihants, then your recital of
the Navkar Mantra will bring results. That is why it is necessary
to bow down to Simandhar Swami. There are many people