śrī-śuka uvāca
atra sargo visargaś ca
sthānaṁ poṣaṇam ūtayaḥ
manvantareśānukathā
nirodho muktir āśrayaḥ
śrī-śukaḥ uvāca - Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; atra - in this Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; sargaḥ - statement of the creation of the universe; visargaḥ - statement of subcreation; ca - also; sthānam - the planetary systems; poṣaṇam - protection; ūtayaḥ - the creative impetus; manvantara - changes of Manus; īśa-anukathāḥ - the science of God; nirodhaḥ - going back home, back to Godhead; muktiḥ - liberation; āśrayaḥ - the summum bonum.