Answer

Anuttar Devs may appear to be free from हिंसा, possessions, and sensual indulgence, but this is not called tap or sanyam in Jain Dharma because it is not a result of voluntary spiritual discipline.

Explanation

In Jainism, tap and sanyam are not just outward absence of activity. They mean:

• Tap: deliberate austerity, endurance, and self-purification
• Sanyam: conscious restraint of mind, speech, and body
• Inner purpose: weakening and shedding karmas

Anuttar Devs are in a heavenly state because of their punya karma. So their peaceful condition is:

• natural, not earned through discipline
• comfortable, not difficult
• without effort, not through restraint
• without strong renunciation, because they are already in a pleasurable state

Jain tap and sanyam require active conquest over attraction, aversion, and attachment. Since Anuttar Devs do not struggle with worldly situations in the same way, their state is not considered true austerity or restraint.

Spiritual Understanding

In Jain Dharma, the value of tap and sanyam lies in inner effort.

A person who gives up something while still having desire for it is practicing real restraint. But if someone has no such situation because of heavenly birth, that alone does not become spiritual austerity.

So the key difference is:

• Anuttar Devs = peaceful by karmic condition
• Tap and sanyam = peaceful by conscious self-mastery

That is why their conduct is not counted as true tap and sanyam.

Takeaway

In Jainism, real tap and sanyam are born from awareness, discipline, and renunciation — not merely from a comfortable or naturally peaceful state.