A Mahapurana deals with the following ten topics.1.Sarga or Primary Creation.2.Visarga or Secondary Creation.3.Vritti or Means of Sustenance.4.Raksha or Protection.5.Manvantara or Epoch of Manus.6.Vamsa or genealogy 7.Vamsanucharitra or Dynastic History.8.Samstha or Dissolution.9.Hetu or Purpose and finally 10.Apasraya or Ultimate support.Narayaneeyam follows the same format.
Narayeenayam is a condensed version of Bhagavata and this book presents the original Sanskrit Sloka or poem followed by English translation.
The English translation is ably rendered by Swami Tapasyananda of Sri Ramakrishna Order.Originally published in 1976 it has run into many editins.