Jaya-Vijaya
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In Hinduism, Jaya and Vijaya are the two dvarapalakas of Vaikuntha, the abode of the god Vishnu. Due to a curse by the four Kumaras, they were forced to undergo multiple births as mortals who would be
Jaya and Vijaya prevent the Kumaras from entering Vaikuntha.
Statue of Vijaya at the entrance of the Jagannath Temple, Puri
Sculpture of Jaya, guardian to the entrance of the sanctum of Vishnu in Chennakeshava temple at Belur
Sculpture of Vijaya, guardian to the entrance of the sanctum of Vishnu in Chennakeshava temple at Belur
Shishupala
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Shishupala was the king of the Chedi kingdom, and an antagonist in the Mahabharata. He was the son of King Damaghosha and Srutashrava, the brother of Kunti, as well as the cousin of Nanda. He was slai
Jaya-Vijaya
…avatars of Vishnu. They were incarnated as Hiranyakashipu and Hiranyaksha in the Satya Yuga, Ravana and Kumbhakarna in the Treta Yuga, and finally Shishupala and Dantavakra in the Dvapara Yuga. According to the Brahmanda Purana, Jaya and Vijaya were the sons of Kali (not to be confused with the asura) and…
Krishna slays Shishupala at the Rajasuya Yajña of Yudhishthira