Markandeyapurana 58.1

58.1

krauṣṭukiruvāca
bhagavan ! kathitaṃ samyak bhavatā bhārataṃ mama /
saritaḥ parvatā deśā ye ca tatra vasanti vai //

Krauṣṭuki[1] spoke:
Adorable Sir! Thou hast duly declared Bhārata to me, its rivers, mountains, countries, and the people who inhabit it. But thou didst previously make mention of the Tortoise, who is the adorable Viṣṇu, in Bhārata; I desire to hear fully about his position.