The curse of Jay and Vijay

Jaya and Vijaya have been cursed by the Brahmacharis, they plead with the Lord Vishnu for leniency. When Lord Vishnu asks the Brahmacharis to provide them peace, he gives Jaya and Vijaya a decision. Before returning to Vaikuntha, he tells them that they might either become his friends for the following six years or his foes for the following three. Jaya and Vijaya decide on a period of three years, Maa Lakshmi further tells the story of how the two Lord's servants transform into various demons over the yugas.