Dantavakra

Due to the curse of the four Kumars, the gatekeepers of Vaikuntha Jay and Vijay were born as Shrikrishna’s sworn enemies Shishupal and Dantvakra in Dwapar Yuga.

Shrikrishna’s father Vasudev’s sister Shrutadevi was married to king Vriddhasharman of Karusha kingdom. Their son was Dantavakra. Dantavatra, like his cousin Shishupal was also an ally of Jarasandh and an enemy of Shrikrishna. 

During Yudhishthir’s Rajsuya yagya, he was defeated by Sahadev and he was present in the assembly when Shrikrishna killed Shishupal. 

After the yagya when Shrikrishna was on his way back to Dwarka, Dantavakra along with his friend Salva attacked Shrikrishna to avenge the killing of Shishupal. 

Shrikrishna killed Dantavakra with his mace and relieved him from the curse, sending him back to Vaikuntha.

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