What it means
Victory to Hanuman. The same two words begin the first chaupai of the Hanuman Chalisa: Jai Hanuman gyan gun sagar.
Where it comes from
On Tuesdays and Saturdays it rises above the crowds at every Hanuman temple. Plenty of people say it without thinking on a dark road or in a frightening moment. It's also among the first devotional words children pick up.
How to chant it
Say it before Hanuman with a lamp lit. People often say it just before or after the Chalisa.
When: Tuesdays and Saturdays.
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Questions people ask
In the Ramayana he pulls Rama, Lakshman and Sita out of trouble again and again. Bringing the sanjeevani herb to save Lakshman is the best-known example.