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Srimad Bhagvata Mahapurana: Book 3: Chapter 15: Verses 26-34
Sanaka and his three brothers pronounce a curse against Jaya and Vijaya
The sages (Sanaka and his three brothers) felt supremely delighted when they reached by dint of their Yogamaya (wonderfulpower of Yoga) the divine and unique realm of Vaikuntha, presided over by Lord Visnu (the Father of the whole universe), which is the sole object of reverence for all the worlds, and shone resplendent with the wonderful aerial cars of the foremost gods. Having passed through six entrances to the Lord's residence without feeling attached to anything, they saw at the seventh gate two shining beings of the same age, armed with a mace and adorned with most valuable armlets, ear-rings and diadems. With a garland of sylvan flowers, which attracted to it a swarm of intoxicated bees, placed round their neck and between their four swarthy arms, they wore a countenance which looked somewhat agitated from their arched eyebrows, distended nostrils and reddish eyes. Even while they looked on with their eyes wide open, the sages, who move about everywhere knowing no obstruction or fear, since they indiscriminately regard everyone as their own self, entered the gate in the charge of these porters just as they had passed through the former gates, which were furnished with doors of gold and diamond, without asking their permission. The four boy-sages, who had nothing to cover their bodies with except the atmosphere, looked (from their appearance) only five years of age, even though they were the eldest (of Brahma's creation) and had realized the truth of the Self. But when the porters, who happened to possess a disposition which was quite unpalatable to the Lord, saw the sages (passing through the gate guarded by them without taking any notice of their presence), they blocked the sages' way with their staff, despising their glory, although the sages did not deserve such treatment at their hands. Being thus forbidden by the two chief porters of Sri Hari while the other divinities (of that realm) looked on, even though they were by far the fittest persons (to be admitted into the Lord's presence), their eyes turned slightly red all of a sudden on account of anger (that which follows in the wake of desire) at their longing to see their most beloved Friend (Sri Hari) being thwarted, and they spoke (as follows). The sages said : Of those who attain to and dwell in this realm as a result of their devoted worship to the Lord and (naturally) imbibe the qualities (such as even-mindedness and so on) of their Master, how is it that you two should have developed such a discordant disposition ? When the Lord is extremely pacific and has no quarrel with anybody, there can be none deserving to be suspected by you here on your own analogy, who happen to be the only impostors in this realm. (Since you are impostors yourselves, you scent foul play in others.) The enlightened inhabitants of this realm do not perceive their none-identity with the Lord, who contains the whole universe in the cavity of His abdomen; on the other hand, they find themselves comprised in the Lord even as the space in a jar is included in the infinite space. What, then, has happened to you, who are invested with a divine body, which has filled you with fear, caused by diversity, on His account ? Therefore, we are contemplating what should be a meet punishment for your sin, in order that good may be eventually done to you, the two dull-witted servants of the Supreme Being, the Lord of Vaikuntha. Since you smell diversity even here, go you hence to those spheres where the three vicious propensities (lust, anger and greed) are one's (deadly) enemies.
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