Tirthankar (तीर्थंकर) ka mukhya aim / uddeshya ek hi hai:

Sabhi jeevon ko moksh‑marg dikhाना aur dharm‑tirth ki sthapना karna.

Thoda saaur स्पष्‍ट रूप में:

1. Swayam ke liye

- Poorn samyak darshan, samyak jnan aur samyak charitra se - Sare karmon ka kshay karke kevalgyan prapt karna - Ant mein moksh (bandhan se poorn mukti) prapt karna

1. Dusron ke liye

- Bhavya jeevon ko sahi marg batana – kya paap hai, kya punya hai, kya moksh ka marg hai - Chaturvidh sangh (sadhhu, sadhvi, shravak, shravika) ki rachna karna - Aisa tirth (dharma‑vyavastha) bana dena jo unke nirvan ke baad bhi anek jeevon ko moksh marg par chala sake

Isliye unka naam hi “Tirthankar” hai – jo samsar‑sagar se paar utarne ke liye tirth (bridge/path) banata hai.

• Digambar aur Shvetambar dono paramparaon mein yahi mool arth svikrut hai.

Vivaran, jeevan‑charitra ke kuchh vrutton mein antar hai, par mukhya aim – jeevon ko samyak marg se moksh ki aur le jana – dono mein samaan hai.