Chapter III - Suta describes the subjects dealt with in the Garuda Puranam

Suta said:—Thus did Rudra hear it from Vishnu; Brahma from Rudra; from Brahma the ascetic Vyasa; and myself from Vyasa. And I relate it to you, O Shaunaka, in the forest of Naimisha. In the assemblage of the ascetics have been described by me, the creation and the adoration of the deities, the various sacred shrines, the wealth of the world and the Manvantaras; the duties of the various Varnas (castes) and Ashramas (orders); the gifts, the regal duties, the laws, vowed observances, families and the medical science with a diagnosis of diseases; the various auxilliary sciences, the universal dissolution; religious profit, desire, worldly profit and the most excellent knowledge. The illusory deeds, and those beyond the range of illusion, of Vishnu have all been narrated in Garuda Purana. This Garuda is Bhagavan.^[1] By the favour of Vasudeva he has been endued with great strength. Having become the carrier of Hari he is the instrument of creation &c. Having vanquished the celestials Garuda brought ambrosia, by which the appetite of the universe, lying in the belly of Hari, was appeased. His very sight or recollection destroys the serpents. Through Garuda Kashyapa revived all the burnt trees. Garuda is Hari. He related it unto Kashyapa. The auspicious Garuda Purana, when read, gives piety and all objects. Hear, O Shaunaka, how Hari describe it unto Rudra.