Tap (tapa) ka phal Jain dharma ke anusar mukhya roop se do tareeke se milta hai:

• Turant phal (antarik sudhar): Tap se man, indriyon aur kaam-kajari ki sankochniyon par niyantran milta hai. Moh, krodh, lobh jaise ragnon ki chaap kam hoti hai. Isse dhairya, samvedana (anukampa) aur nishtha badhti hai; sahi disha mein pravrtti aur satya ki bhavna majboot hoti hai.

• Aasthik karmon ka phal: Tap se naye paap-baddh karm hote hain, unka prabhav kam hota hai (samvara). Kuch adhyan ke anusar atyadhik tapas karmon ki nirjara (bhram) ko tez karta hai, jisse atma ki mukt ki or agrasar hone ki sambhavnayein badh ti hain.

Ant mein, tapas ka antim phal moksha ya kevala jnana ki oor le ja sakta hai—atma ko sansaarik bandhanon se mukta karna aur anant shanti aur anand ki praapti.

Dharmik vichar: Digambar aur Śvetāmbar dono hi tapas ko adhyatmik shuddhi ka mool mahatva maante hain, halanki dono paramparao mein tapas ki karniyon (jaise upavasa, tapa, prāṇa-samāroha jaise niyam) ke vistaar ya anushthan mein kuch anter ho sakta hai. Aam taur par, dono ke liye tapas karmon ka nirjara aur atma ki shuddhi ke liye avashyak maana jata hai.