Q There are 20 live tirthankar in mahavideh kshetra at the moment then why we bow down to Simandhar swami mostly or take his agna

In Jain cosmology, Mahavideh Kshetra is a special region where Tirthankaras are continuously present, with 20 currently living Tirthankaras. However, these Tirthankaras are not all accessible to devotees in our geographical and temporal context. Simandhar Swami is considered the Tirthankara who is contemporaneously accessible to souls in our loka (world), making him the primary focus of devotion and guidance. The practice of bowing to Simandhar Swami and taking his agna (command or instruction) stems from this accessibility and the belief that spiritual progress is facilitated by following a living Tirthankara who can directly or indirectly guide aspirants. This approach aligns with Jain principles that emphasize the importance of a living teacher or Tirthankara for spiritual upliftment, rather than abstract reverence for all Tirthankaras irrespective of their temporal or spatial presence. Therefore, while acknowledging the existence of other Tirthankaras, the emphasis on Simandhar Swami is practical and doctrinally consistent within Jain philosophy.