Matsyapurana 174.40

174.40

sa kaśyapasyātmabhuvaṃ dvijaṃ bhujagabhojanam
pavanādhikasaṃpātaṃ gaganakṣobhaṇaṃ khagam //

Lord Nârayaṇa rode on His illustrious Garuḍa the son of Kasyapa, eater of snakes going more swiftly than the wind, agitator of the sky, roaming in the air, looking beautiful with snakes in his mouth, looking like the lofty Mandara mountain after the churning of the ocean, who had shown his valour many times in the fight between the Asuras and the Devas, with his body having the mark of the thunderbolt of Indra hurled on him for stealing nectar, having crest on the head, highly powerful ornamented with golden ear rings having garments of variegated leaves, looking like a golden mountain, shining with the splendour of the gems on the hood of the snakes that he held in his mouth with his wings looking like clouds with rainbows overspreading the heavens, and with red, yellow and blue banners streaming in the air, of huge body, the brother of Aruṇa and the best of those who roam in the air Riding on such a Garuḍa Viṣṇu made His appearance The moment Lord Viṣṇu appeared riding on His mighty Garuḍa, all the Devas and sages followed Him and began to sing His praises with verses, all Mantras - 40-48