Matsyapurana 2.22

2.22

*manuruvāca
utpattiṃ pralayaṃ caiva vaṃśānmanvantarāṇi ca
vaṃśyānucaritaṃ caiva bhuvanasya ca vistaram //

Manu entreated the Lord to relate to him, how the dissolution and the creation of the universe took place, how the generations of mankind came into being, the meaning of Manvantara, the biographies of eminent men, the expanse of the universe, the ways of charity, the path of duty, the precepts of Śrâddha, the divisions of Varṇa and Âśrama, the ways of sacrificial rites, the greatness of the Devas, etc.—22-24.