Celibate Mrinal too falls in his love but in the end, Tailap gets Munj killed under the feet of an elephant.

The love story of Bhoj, a poet; and Vilas, daughter of Bhillamraj engaged with Satyashraya, son of Tailap; runs in parallel.

[1] Munshi was interested in the medieval history of India and was attracted to Munj's depiction in works of that era.

Munshi mentioned that all characters he used in the novel are historical like Tailapa's son Akalakacharita or Satyashraya; Bhillam Yadava of Seunadesha, his wife Lakshmi who was the daughter of the Rashtrakuta king Jhanjha of Latur as well as Mrinalvati.

Chandrakant Topiwala lauds depiction of the period, speedy episodes, dramatic presentation, characterization and language.

[5] It was criticised for its "uninhibited presentation of sensuous life bordering to hedonism and irreverent attitude to the then in vogue Hindu ideals of austerity and abstinence".

Prithvi Vallabh is 1943 Hindi film directed by Sohrab Modi based on the script written by Munshi which was adapted from the book.