Unlike Christianity, and Shaivism, Vaishnavism believes that God takes a special (including human) form whenever there is a decline of righteousness (dharma) and rise of evil.

• 不像基督教和克什米尔湿婆派，外士瓦那派认为只要公义（达摩，教规）衰落，邪恶上升的时候，神都会以一个特别的形体（包括人类）出现。