Markandeyapurana 57.34

57.34

sahyasya cottare yā tu yatra godāvarī nadī /
pṛthivyāmapi kṛtastrāyāṃ sa pradeśo manoramaḥ //

Now along the northern half of the Sahya mountains[155] that region, in which the river Godāvarī flows, is a delightful one compared even with the whole earth.; Govardhana is the charming city of the high-souled Bhārgava race.[156]