The Current Living Tirthankara Shree Simandhar Swami The Current Living Tirthankara Shree Simandhar Swa | Page 25

9 Lord Simamdhar :The Savior Of The World Questioner: Are there any tirthankaras living in other locations besides Mahavideh kshetra ? Dadashri: There are fifteen worlds: five Bharat, five Airavat, and five Mahavideh. At the present time there are no tirthankaras in any of the five Bharat worlds or the five Airavat worlds. The other five Mahavideh Kshetras, however, have the time cycle of the fourth segment called Satyug. Tirthankaras are present there. The fourth segment of the time cycle constantly prevails in Mahavideh Kshetra. Here for us, the time cycle keeps rotating from the first to the sixth. Questioner: When do we have tirthankaras here? Dadashri: Tirthankaras will be present here on earth during the third and the fourth segment of the time cycle. Questioner: And they will be born here in India and not anywhere else, right? Dadashri: Only on this land! Only on this very land can we have tirthankaras. Questioner: Is there some special significance to this land? Dadashri: This land is considered very elevated spiritually. Questioner: Why is only Simandhar Swami worshipped and not the other nineteen tirthankaras who are also living and present? Dadashri: The others too may be worshipped but only Simandhar Swami has an account with Hindustan. It is his bhaav, deep inner intent. Of the twenty current living tirthankaras,