Matsya Purana 179.45

179.45

daityendravakṣorudhira carcitāgra mahānakham.
vidyujjihvaṃ mahādaṃṣṭraṃ sphuratkesarakaṇṭakam ..
kalpāntamārutakṣubdhaṃ saptaparṇa samasvanam .. 179.45 ..

Then all the Divine Mothers said to Śiva "Bhagavân! We shall through your favour eat up all the Devas, demons and men residing in all the three realms Pray order us accordingly" Śiva said—"You should all undoubtedly protect the creation, so you should abandon this ignoble desire of yours" But they unmindful of the words of the Lord, started their campaign of destruction, assuming terrific appearance Then Śiva thought of Narasiṅha, birthless and deathless and the creator of all the Lokas, Who instantly appeared then and there with His claws be smeared with the gore of Hiraṇyakaśyapu, His tongue flapping out like a spark of electricity, with His formidable fangs and long teeth, full of mighty energy and roaring like that of the rumbling clouds, agitated by the fearful wind that blows at the time of the destruction of the world, thundering like the oceans, with His mouth wide open, with His nails hard like thunderbolt, with His eyes gleaming red like the Sun, burning with the fire of fury, wearing a crown, garlands, armlets, girdle of bells, fine garments, spreading His lustre all over the universe, shining like the fire blaze, having majestic hair, and wearing garlands of various kinds of beautiful flowers His appearance looked like the mountain Meru, and His two eyes looked like the Suns. His fearful rows of teeth, though formidable yet beautiful, illumined His face His colour was blue like blue lotuses.—40-51