As a sandalwood tree is decorated with fragrant flowers and branches, the Lord’s body was decorated with valuable jewels and pearls. He was the self-situated tree, the Lord of all others in the universe. And as a sandalwood tree is covered with many snakes, so the Lord’s body was also covered by the hoods of Ananta.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
परार्ध्यकेयूरमणिप्रवेक- पर्यस्तदोर्दण्डसहस्रशाखम् । अव्यक्तमूलं भुवनाङ्घ्रिपेन्द्र- महीन्द्रभोगैरधिवीतवल्शम्
parārdhyakeyūramaṇipraveka- paryastadordaṇḍasahasraśākham | avyaktamūlaṃ bhuvanāṅghripendra- mahīndrabhogairadhivītavalśam
SB 3.8.29