સમસરણ માં માંડી મીટ, કંચુકી થઈ કોની ફીટ?
સમસરણમાં માંડી મીટ, કંચુકી થઈ કોની ફીટ? – આ પ્રશ્ન જૈન ધર્મના સંદર્ભમાં છે.
સમસરણ—a divine assembly or platform—is a place where only those souls who possess the right qualities can enter and listen to the Tirthankara's sermons. The phrase "કંચુકી" (kanchuki) here refers to heavenly maidens (apsaras or devas) who attend the Samavasaran but cannot enter the main area where the Tirthankara preaches.
The answer to the riddle:
"કંચુકી થઈ કોની ફીટ?" Only those souls who have the privilege, merit, or spiritual advancement (like devas, humans with samyaktva, etc.) can enter the Samavasaran and have the "fit" (permission or eligibility) to be there before the Tirthankara. Among women, only those who have reached the state of Samyaktva and have the appropriate spiritual merit can enter, and in some Jain traditions, it is said that female devas (kinnaris, apsaras) can only come up to a certain boundary and not in the innermost circle.
In summary: કંચુકી (divine maidens) only have limited access—they cannot go to the innermost circle of the Samavasaran; only spiritually eligible souls can 'fit' or enter that supreme presence.
This phrase poetically illustrates the spiritual hierarchy and the purity required to approach the Tirthankara.