Hanuman Prashnavali
The Hanuman Prashnavali is a triangle of 49 numbers. You say Hanuman ji’s mantra, hold one question in mind and touch a number. Each number carries a fixed answer, and many come with an upay, a small remedy such as a Tuesday fast or reciting the Hanuman Chalisa.
Touch any number to ask your question.
- Bathe if you can and sit facing the chart. Remember Shri Ram, then Hanuman ji.
- Say the mantra below eleven times.
- Hold one question in mind, close your eyes and touch a number.
Mantra: ॐ हं हनुमते नमः (Om Ham Hanumate Namah), say it 11 times
Touch any number to ask your question.
How does the Hanuman Prashnavali work?
The chart is a triangle of 49 small cells in seven rows, one cell at the top and thirteen at the base. Each cell holds a number from 1 to 49, and each number has one answer written against it. You do not count or calculate anything: the number your finger lands on is your answer.
Some answers are a plain yes, a no or a "wait". More than half add an upay, a remedy the tradition ties to that answer. Most are Hanuman’s own: a Tuesday fast, the Chalisa, the Bajrang Baan, a chola of sindoor offered at the temple. A few point to Ram, Shiva or the Devi, because the chart sees Hanuman as Ram’s servant first.
Where does the Hanuman Prashnavali come from?
This chart belongs to the same family of household oracles as the Ram Shalaka, and it has been printed in Hindi almanacs and devotional booklets for decades, often called the Hanuman Prashnavali Chakra or Hanuman Jyotish. Its age and author are not recorded. What is fixed is the list: the 49 answers say the same thing, number for number, in every older source we compared.
We checked our list against those sources one number at a time before writing it in our own words, in English and in Hindi. Where the sources disagreed on a detail of a remedy, we kept the part they share.
When is the best day to ask Hanuman ji?
Tuesday is Hanuman ji’s day, and Saturday is the other day his devotees keep. Asking on either, early in the day, is the usual practice. Many people go to the chart after their morning prayers, in or just after Brahma Muhurta.
Avoid asking in a rush or in anger. If you are starting something on the strength of the answer, such as a journey or an interview, the choghadiya for your city shows which hours of the day are good for a start.
What should you do with the remedy?
Treat the upay as a promise you make, not a fee you pay. If the answer asks for eleven Tuesday fasts, keep them as far as your health allows; a person who cannot fast can offer the day’s prayers and give food to someone in need instead. Nothing here asks you to buy anything.
If an answer says no, take it as a reason to look again at the plan. Hanuman ji is remembered for courage and for service, and the remedies point that way: pray, and keep working.
All 49 answers of the Hanuman Prashnavali
Every number and its answer, as the chart gives them. Ask first, then read.
All 49 answers of the Hanuman Prashnavali
| No. | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1 | Favourable: The work you have in mind will be completed, and you will succeed.Upay (remedy): Chant Shri Ram’s name every day. |
| 2 | Be patient: It will happen, but it will take time.Upay (remedy): Keep a Tuesday fast; the tradition says eleven Tuesdays. |
| 3 | Be patient: There are signs of delay for now.Upay (remedy): Recite the Hanuman Chalisa daily with faith and the work will pick up speed. |
| 4 | Take care: This work will not be completed. Forcing it ahead could bring a loss. |
| 5 | Favourable: It will be done soon, though you will need another person’s help.Upay (remedy): Worship Lord Ram. |
| 6 | Be patient: Someone is putting obstacles in your way, which is why things are stuck.Upay (remedy): Recite the Bajrang Baan every day. |
| 7 | Favourable: This will work out through a woman’s help. Ask a woman you know and trust.Upay (remedy): Worship Shri Ram and Mata Janaki. |
| 8 | Take care: This will not happen. Let it go and choose another path. |
| 9 | Be patient: You will have to travel for this work to succeed.Upay (remedy): Recite the Hanuman Chalisa. |
| 10 | Favourable: Your wish will be fulfilled.Upay (remedy): Fast on Tuesday and offer a chola (sindoor coat) to Hanuman ji. |
| 11 | Favourable: Your wish will be fulfilled soon.Upay (remedy): Recite the Sundar Kand. |
| 12 | Take care: You have many opponents, and they do not want this work to go through. |
| 13 | Be patient: The work will come through after about a month.Upay (remedy): Worship a peepal tree and pour water at its roots. |
| 14 | Favourable: A gain is coming to you soon.Upay (remedy): On Tuesday, feed a cow jaggery and gram. |
| 15 | Favourable: Your health will hold and your worries will lift. |
| 16 | Favourable: Your family will grow.Upay (remedy): Serve your parents and read the Bal Kand of the Ramcharitmanas. |
| 17 | Be patient: Worry will stay with you for a few days.Upay (remedy): Chant one mala of "Om Ham Hanumate Namah" daily. |
| 18 | Favourable: Your wish will be fulfilled through Hanuman ji’s darshan and worship.Upay (remedy): Visit a Hanuman temple for darshan. |
| 19 | Favourable: Your business will bring a gain. Grow your trade links towards the south. |
| 20 | Favourable: You will be free of debt, money that was held up will arrive and your mind will be at ease.Upay (remedy): Recite the Hanuman Chalisa. |
| 21 | Favourable: Money will come to you by Shri Ram’s grace.Upay (remedy): Chant five malas of "Sitaram" daily. |
| 22 | Be patient: Hard times are ahead, but victory will be yours in the end. |
| 23 | Take care: Your days are not going well right now.Upay (remedy): Worship Hanuman ji daily and offer a chola on Tuesday, and the trouble will pass. |
| 24 | Take care: Your own family is against this.Upay (remedy): Keep the Purnima fast to bring them round. |
| 25 | Favourable: Good news will reach you soon. |
| 26 | Be patient: Think every step through. Haste could cost you. |
| 27 | Favourable: You will gain through a woman.Upay (remedy): Recite the Durga Saptashati. |
| 28 | Be patient: Trouble will last a few more months, and then things will improve. |
| 29 | Be patient: The work is still some way off. Be patient. |
| 30 | Take care: Some of your own friends may deceive you.Upay (remedy): Keep the Monday fast. |
| 31 | Favourable: Your children will bring you happiness.Upay (remedy): Worship Shiva and recite the Shiva Mahimna Stotra. |
| 32 | Take care: Your opponents are troubling you.Upay (remedy): Worship a clay Shivling daily, recite the Shiva Tandava Stotra and feed a Brahmin on Monday. |
| 33 | Take care: Be careful: a woman means to deceive you. |
| 34 | Take care: Your own relatives are working against you.Upay (remedy): Keep the Thursday fast. |
| 35 | Favourable: Your job will bring a gain, and a promotion is possible.Upay (remedy): Fast on Purnima and hold a Satyanarayan katha. |
| 36 | Favourable: Travel will go well. Your good days have arrived. |
| 37 | Be patient: A child may be a cause of worry.Upay (remedy): Chant five malas of Ram’s name daily. |
| 38 | Be patient: There will be some more days of trouble.Upay (remedy): Give in charity as you can, and sing kirtan. |
| 39 | Favourable: You will succeed in government work and in court matters.Upay (remedy): Worship Shri Sitaram. |
| 40 | Favourable: Recognition will come to you very soon.Upay (remedy): Worship Hanuman ji and chant Ram’s name. |
| 41 | Favourable: All your wishes will be fulfilled. |
| 42 | Take care: The time is not good right now. |
| 43 | Take care: You will face money trouble. |
| 44 | Favourable: Money will come to you. |
| 45 | Favourable: Married life will bring you happiness. |
| 46 | Favourable: The joy of a child is on its way to you. |
| 47 | Be patient: The bad spell is not fully over, yet travel abroad will bring a gain. |
| 48 | Favourable: Good times are coming, with gains in your social life and in business. |
| 49 | Favourable: A very good time is coming, and every wish of yours will be fulfilled. |
Hanuman Prashnavali: frequently asked questions
How many times should I say the mantra before asking?
Eleven times is the usual count for "Om Ham Hanumate Namah". Some families first chant "Ram" 108 times on a tulsi mala, since Hanuman ji is pleased by Ram’s name.
Can I ask the Hanuman Prashnavali about someone else?
Yes, if you are asking with their good in mind. Keep it to one question, and let them know the answer was a prayer, not a prediction.
Is it bad luck to get a "no"?
No. A hard answer is guidance to pause or change course. Many devotees see it as Hanuman ji stopping them from a mistake.
How many questions can I ask in a day?
One question at a time, and no more than three in a day. Never ask the same question twice on the same day.
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Pictures: Ravi Varma Press prints, about 1910, public domain (Wikimedia Commons).