The Current Living Tirthankara Shree Simandhar Swami The Current Living Tirthankara Shree Simandhar Swa | Page 12

These internal changes automatically pull him to an environment suitable to his level of development at the time of death. And since he has already established a connection with the Lord Shri Simandhar Swami, through His worship, he is undoubtedly pulled very close to the Lord. Such are the laws of nature. Dadashri always used to say that when Simandhar Swami’s images take residence in every home, and when these images will be worshipped with deep reverence, when his aratis are sung in every home, when his temples are constructed all over, then there will be heaven on earth. Just the slightest discussion about the Lord awakens worship for Him in people’s hearts. You should pay obeisance day and night to the Lord with Dadabhagwan as your witness. Everyday you should do Simandhar Swami’s arati and pay obeisance to him forty times. Gnani Purush Dadashri in his infinite grace has made a link for all spiritual aspirants with the Lord through the following obeisance: ‘With Dada Bhagwan as my direct witness, I hereby give my highest obeisance to the tirthankara Lord Shri Simandhar Swami, who currently moves about in Mahavideh kshetra’. The words above are not the actual connection but while reciting these words, the aspirant experiences the live obeisance to the Lord. That is the connection. ‘With Dada Bhagwan as my direct witness…’ these specific words are used because in this manner one establishes a direct connection with the Lord Shri Simandhar Swami, via the name of Dada Bhagwan who has a direct and constant contact with the Lord. He becomes the medium through whom our obeisance