Author:  Kasturirangan Jayraman
  Vishnu Purana a Scholarly  dialogue between sage Parashara and his disciple Maitreya, is one of the rare  Puranas which satisfy all the characteristics of an ideal Purana such as sarga (cosmogony), Pratisarga (Cosmology), Vamsa (Mythical genealogy of gods, sages, Kings), Manvantara (Cosmic cycles) and Vamsanucharitham (Legends during the times of various Kings). 464 Pages