Hexagram 35 Line 2: 六二
Position: Line 2 (Lower Trigram)六二 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: auspicious
Classical Chinese Text
六二 晉如愁如。貞吉。受茲介福。于其王母。
晉jìn^ expansion
如rúit may seem that v
愁chóu^ anxious
如rúis to be
貞zhēnbut persistence
吉jíis promising
受shòuaccept
茲zīthese present
介jièboundary
福fúas (if
于yúfrom
其qíone's (own)
王wánggrand-
母mǔmother [i.e. graciously and gratefully]
Line Commentary
Progressing but in sorrow. Blocked from the authority you're connected to. Remain persistent through the grief; with maternal gentleness, happiness will come. Mutual attraction based on correct principles, not selfish motives.
When This Line Changes
If Line 2 changes, Hexagram 35 Jin (Progress) transforms into Hexagram 64 Wei Ji (Before Completion).
Parent Hexagram
Progress
Jin晉 (35)
Fire (離) over Earth (坤)
Upper Trigram: ☲ Fire | Lower Trigram: ☷ Earth