Daivajña

Daivajña · daiva-jña, “one who knows what is fated”

Grammar: masculine noun; a compound of daiva (fate, what comes from the devas) and jña (one who knows).

Meaning: one who knows what is fated; a jyotishī, one who reads the times.

In the scriptures: in the rule for a wife whose husband is away, the Brahma Parva says she should ask the daivajñas about his welfare, and for his quick return make vows and pūjās to the devatās concerned (Brahma Parva, Chapter 14). In the Pratisarga Parva, Bṛhaspati tells Indra of a brāhmaṇa of Kāñcīpura, a daivajña jyotishī, who was purohita to King Satyadatta and chose the muhūrta for his market (Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 8).

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 14; Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 4, Chapter 8