Garudapurana 2.27.21

2.27.21

nṛpatiruvāca /
kṛṣṇavarṇaḥ karālāsyastvaṃ preta iva lakṣyase /
kathayasva mama prītyā yathaivaṃ cāsi tattvataḥ //

The king said: / “You are black in colour and terrible of mouth; you appear just like a preta. / Tell me kindly how you are really in such a condition.”