n fact the word Purana in Hindi, meaning `old`, owes its origin to The Puranas. There are ancient scriptures - 18 in all,with 18 Upapuranas - which are the guidelines to life in the form of ancient tales and instructions, and show us the true path of devotion to the duties, discipline [conduct] and identity with the Lord.
The book is consisting of collection of sufficient stories from different Puranas and the author interpreted them very well with relevant life lessons to be behold.