In hinduism around 500
b. c.e., if a prayer was not answered it meant that

Around 500 B.C.E in Hinduism, a ritual had been improperly performed if a prayer was not answered. Hinduism also believes that truth is eternal, the Vedas are the ultimate authority, Moksha is the goal of the individual soul, Brahman is truth and reality, individual souls are immortal and everyone should strive to achieve dharma.