Manifesting a full effulgence and a fearsome countenance, Lord Nṛsiṁha, being very angry and finding no contestant to face His power and opulence, then sat down in the assembly hall on the excellent throne of the king. Because of fear and obedience, no one could come forward to serve the Lord directly.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
ततः सभायामुपविष्टमुत्तमे नृपासने सम्भृततेजसं विभुम् । अलक्षितद्वैरथमत्यमर्षणं प्रचण्डवक्त्रं न बभाज कश्चन
tataḥ sabhāyāmupaviṣṭamuttame nṛpāsane sambhṛtatejasaṃ vibhum | alakṣitadvairathamatyamarṣaṇaṃ pracaṇḍavaktraṃ na babhāja kaścana
SB 7.8.34