Markandeyapurana 57.35

57.35

govardhanaṃ puraṃ ramyaṃ bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ /
vāhlīkā vāṭadhānāśca ābhīrāḥ kālatoyakāḥ //

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]

The North-western peoples are these —The Vāhlīkas[157] and the Vāṭadhānas,[158] and the Ābhīras,[159] the Kālatoyakas,[160] and the Aparāntas,[161] and the Śūdras,[162] the Pallavas,[163] Carmakhaṇḍikas,[164] Gāndhāras,[165] and Grabalas,[166] the Sindhus,[167] Sauvīras,[168] and Madrakas,[169] and the people who dwell along the Śatadru,[170] the Kaliṅgas,[171] the Pāradas,[172] the Hārabhāṣikas,[173] the Māṭharas,[174] and the Bahubhadras,[175] the Kaikeyas,[176] the Daśamālikas,[177] and the settlements[178] of Kṣattriyas, and the families of Vaiśyas and Śūdras.[179]