- - . , , - , . Among and besides the fable stories of the Puranas, the wealth of wisdom, which our sages and thinkers have filled for centuries, that ocean of knowledge, after sifting through the sieve of subtle intellect, the cream of is contained in this research oriented scholarly work. It is hoped that the lovers of Indian culture, the students and the research scholars who crave for the true knowledge of all the Mahapuranas at one place in this book, will find it interesting, knowledge-enhancing and extremely beneficial.