Answer

Agar aap Bharat Kshetra ki agali Chovisi ke Tirthankar ki baat kar rahe hain, to paramparā ke अनुसार Shri Padmanabh Prabhu ko pehla Tirthankar mana jata hai; kuch sthalon par unka naam Shri Padmanabh / Shri Mahapadma bhi diya gaya hai. Shri Simandhar Swami is samay Mahavideh Kshetra me vartaman Tirthankar hain, aur wahan is samay 20 living Tirthankars maane jate hain. Isliye “Simandhar Swami ke baad kaun?” ka jawab kshetra ke hisab se badalta hai. ( trimandir.org)

Explanation

Mahavideh Kshetra me vartaman Tirthankars hote rehte hain, jabki Bharat Kshetra me is current avasarpiṇī me Shri Mahavir Swami antim Tirthankar the. Isliye Simandhar Swami ke “baad” ek hi turant agla naam dena sahi nahi hota; agar aap future Earth chovisi pooch rahe hain, to Padmanabh Prabhu ko pratham Tirthankar bataya jata hai. ( trimandir.org)

Spiritual Understanding

Jain dharma me Tirthankar ka arth sirf ek naam nahi, balki moksha-marg ka prakaash hai. Simandhar Swami ka smaran Mahavideh ke vartaman Tirthankar ke roop me hota hai, aur future Tirthankar ka smaran bhi shraddha aur moksha-bhavana ko dridh karta hai. ( trimandir.org)

Takeaway

Short answer: Bharat Kshetra ki agali Chovisi ke pratham Tirthankar Shri Padmanabh Prabhu maane jate hain. ( jainqq.org)