Bhagavatapurana 2.10.1

2.10.1

/0 śrīśuka uvāca
atra sargo visargaśca sthānaṃ poṣaṇam ūtayaḥ /
manvantareśānukathā nirodho muktirāśrayaḥ //

1. Sri Suka said:—In this Purana the subjects treated of are (1) creation, (2) special creation, (3) duration or continuance, (4) maintenance or preservation, (5) the acts of protection, or the desire for action, (6) the age and history of the Manus, (7) the accounts of the Lord's glories and actions, (8) destruction, (9) Moksha or release, (10) and the support (the asylum to which all beings must resort).