according to the author, the book is the story of god coming in this age, the kali yukam or iron age, to rule the world by transforming it into that of dharma yukam. this story of faith has woven together the historical facts about ayya vaikundar and his activities, with mixing of episodes from the hindu puranas (mythologies) and itihasas (epics). it is presented as if vishnu is telling the whole story to his consort lakshmi.