‘You will be born in evil wombs and be demons!’ Hearing these words, the two gatekeepers repented and begged the sages’ forgiveness. After getting the news of his gatekeepers’ bad behaviour, Lord Vishnu hurried to the gate with his consort Lakshmi Devi. He apologized to the four rishis for their ill-treatment at the hands of his servants, and also accepted the curse on them. But Jaya and Vijaya were his beloved sentinels, so he told them: ‘Do