Originally posted by: SaoirseRZ
There were 3 reincarnations right? Hiranyaksha and his bro, Raavan and his bro and Kamsa and his bro??
That's actually a lovely backstory. 2 people who were so devoted to Vishnu that they wanted to die by his hands. Or was there another version?
This is the story
Sanathan Kumars were denied entry into vaikunt by gatekeepers jaya and vijaya. So they cursed them to be born on earth. On asking for mercy choice was given if they want seven lives on earth as vishnu bakts or three as his enemies. As they cud not stay away from their beloved vishnu they chose second option to be born as enemies of vishnu and die by his avtars. So in satyug they were hiranyaksh and hiranyakashyap. In treta yug raavan and kumbhkaran. And dwapar yug shishupal and dantavakra.
Hiranyaksh killed by varaha avtar
Hiranyakashyap by narisimha avtar
Raavan and kumbhkaran by lord ram
And shishupal and dantavakra by krishna