Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 39
रत्नगंगेति नाम्ना सा मणिमाणिक्यभूषिता । एकदा दैवयोगेन देशांतरादुपागतः
ratnagaṃgeti nāmnā sā maṇimāṇikyabhūṣitā | ekadā daivayogena deśāṃtarādupāgataḥ
ఆమెకు ‘రత్నగంగా’ అని నామకరణం చేశారు; ఆమె మణి-మాణిక్యాలతో అలంకృతురాలైంది। ఒకసారి దైవయోగవశాత్తు మరో దేశం నుండి ఒకడు వచ్చాడు।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced; exact speaker not in snippet)
Scene: The princess Ratnagaṅgā adorned with gems; courtiers admire her; a traveler/ascetic/merchant figure arrives from a distant land, dust of travel on him, carrying a staff or bundle.
FAQs
Purāṇic history often turns on daivayoga—events that appear sudden are portrayed as karmically and divinely timed.
The Dharmāraṇya region is the narrative backdrop, though this verse itself focuses on a character introduction.
None; the verse introduces Ratnagaṅgā and foreshadows an incoming influence.