Answer

In Jain Dharma, humans are considered spiritually more fortunate than devas, not because humans are “higher” in pleasure or power, but because human life gives the best opportunity for moksha.

Devas have great comfort, beauty, lifespan, and supernatural abilities, but they usually cannot progress toward liberation as directly as humans can.

Explanation

According to Jain understanding:

• Devas enjoy great pleasures, but those pleasures can create attachment and distraction.
• Humans experience both happiness and suffering, which can awaken vairagya — detachment from worldly life.
• Only human birth is especially suitable for right faith, right knowledge, right conduct, tapasya, and ultimately liberation.
• Tirthankars are born as humans, not as devas.

So, devas may be superior in comfort and worldly power, but humans are superior in spiritual opportunity.

Spiritual Understanding

Jain Dharma teaches that human birth is very rare and precious. Even devas desire the opportunity of human birth because only from human life can the soul make the strongest effort toward moksha.

Takeaway

Humans are not “better” in ego or status, but human life is more valuable for spiritual progress. In Jain Dharma, a human birth should be used carefully for samyak darshan, self-discipline, compassion, and liberation.