Everywhere our scriptures warn us that studying when with our material intellect will only lead to confusion and false pride of knowingness. The only way to learn the philosophy of the Puran and other scriptures is to learn it directly from a Guru (God realized mahapurush). You can find several lectures of Jagadguru Shri Kriplau Ji Maharaj that explain from scriptures here- https://www.youtube.com/user/JKPIndia