Answer

Siddhi Tap is a respected Jain tapasya performed with devotion, discipline, and faith. It is generally associated with spiritual purification, control over desires, and strengthening one’s inner focus on the soul.

About how much punya one gets: Jain Dharma does not measure punya in a fixed numerical amount. The punya earned depends on one’s:

• purity of intention,
• faith and humility,
• absence of ego,
• carefulness in ahimsa,
• mental purity during the tap,
• devotion toward Arihant, Siddha, Guru, and Dharma.

Explanation

In Jain Dharma, tap is not mainly done to “collect punya.” The higher purpose of tapasya is:

• to reduce attachment to the body,
• to control taste and desires,
• to develop samata — inner equanimity,
• to purify karmas,
• to move closer to the path of moksha.

If Siddhi Tap is done with ego, pride, comparison, or desire for praise, then its spiritual benefit becomes limited. If it is done with humility, devotion, forgiveness, and awareness of the soul, then it becomes much more spiritually fruitful.

Spiritual Understanding

Punya may bring pleasant results such as good circumstances, respect, comfort, health, or supportive conditions in future lives. But in Jain Dharma, even punya is still a form of karma. The ultimate goal is not merely punya, but nirjara — shedding karmas — and finally liberation.

So the best bhaav during Siddhi Tap is:

• “I am doing this for self-purification.”
• “May my passions reduce.”
• “May I develop true detachment.”
• “May I progress toward moksha.”

Takeaway

Siddhi Tap can give great spiritual benefit, but Jain Dharma does not define its punya in numbers. The real value depends on the purity of your bhaav. Tap done with humility and right faith becomes a powerful cause for karma nirjara and spiritual upliftment.