Answer

Lord Mahaveer gave the teaching of Samayik for all souls who wish to purify themselves, especially for shravaks and shravikas — lay Jain followers.

In Jain Dharma, Samayik means practicing equanimity — remaining calm, balanced, non-violent, detached, and spiritually aware for a fixed period.

Lord Mahaveer’s soul is currently in Siddhashila, the abode of liberated souls at the top of the universe. He attained Moksha from Pavapuri and became a Siddha, free from birth, death, karma, and worldly existence.

Explanation

Lord Mahaveer taught Samayik as a discipline to reduce:

• attachment and aversion,
• anger, ego, deceit, and greed,
• violence in thought, speech, and action,
• worldly restlessness.

For laypeople, Samayik is one of the important spiritual practices. During Samayik, a person tries to live like a sadhu or sadhvi for that period by observing restraint, forgiveness, awareness, and equality toward all living beings.

Spiritual Understanding

Samayik is not only a ritual; it is a way to experience the soul’s true nature.

Its inner message is:

• “I am a soul, separate from body and possessions.”
• “All living beings are equal.”
• “I should not harm anyone through mind, speech, or body.”
• “I should remain peaceful in pleasure and pain.”

Lord Mahaveer himself attained complete liberation. Therefore, his soul does not take birth again and does not exist in any worldly place. As a Siddha, he remains eternally in infinite knowledge, infinite perception, infinite bliss, and infinite energy.

Takeaway

Lord Mahaveer taught Samayik for spiritual purification and equanimity. His own soul is now eternally liberated in Siddhashila.