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Who were the gate keepers of Vaikunta (abode of Lord Vishnu) who were cursed to become arch rivals to Lord Vishnu in his incarnations (Avatars)?

  1. Garuda & Chakra

  2. Hanuma & Lakshman

  3. Nandi & Nagaraja

  4. Jaya and Vijaya
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Explanation

Jaya and Vijaya were the gatekeepers of Vaikunta who were cursed to be born three times as demons and killed by Vishnu's avatars. They became Hiranyakashipu-Hiranyaksha, Ravana-Kumbhakarna, and Shishupala-Dantavakra. Garuda is Vishnu's mount, Hanuman and Lakshman were from Ramayana.

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