Hexagram 28 Line 6: 上六
Da Guo —大過 —Preponderance of the Great
Position: Line 6 (Upper Trigram)上六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: inauspicious
Classical Chinese Text
上六 過涉滅頂。凶。无咎。
過guòtoo much of
涉shèto crossing
滅miècovering
頂dǐngone's head
凶xiōngunfortunate
無wúbut no
咎jiùblame
Line Commentary
Wading through water that rises over your head. Misfortune, but no blame. You undertake what must be done regardless of personal cost. Some things matter more than survival. This is one of them.
When This Line Changes
If Line 6 changes, Hexagram 28 Da Guo (Preponderance of the Great) transforms into Hexagram 44 Gou (Coming to Meet).
Parent Hexagram
Preponderance of the Great
Da Guo大過 (28)
Lake (兌) over Wind (巽)
Upper Trigram: ☱ Lake | Lower Trigram: ☴ Wind