Hexagram 42 Line 2: 六二
Position: Line 2 (Lower Trigram)六二 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: auspicious
Classical Chinese Text
六二 或益之十朋之龜。弗克違。永貞吉。王用享于帝吉。
或huòsomebody
益yìincreases
之zhī(to) (this) one
十shí(by) ten
朋péng(matched) pairs
之zhīof
龜guītortoise
弗fú(one) (is) not
克kèable
違wéi(of
永yǒngeverlasting
貞zhēnpersistence
吉jí(is) promising
王wáng(a
用yòngapplies
享xiǎng(the) offering
于yúto
帝dìgod
吉jípromising
Line Commentary
Someone indeed increases you. Ten pairs of tortoise shells cannot oppose it. Constant persistence brings good fortune. You bring about real increase by producing in yourself the conditions for it—receptivity to and love of the good. Where increase is in harmony with the highest laws, no accidents can prevent it. Don't let good fortune make you heedless.
When This Line Changes
If Line 2 changes, Hexagram 42 Yi (Increase) transforms into Hexagram 61 Zhong Fu (Inner Truth).
Parent Hexagram
Increase
Yi益 (42)
Wind (巽) over Thunder (震)
Upper Trigram: ☴ Wind | Lower Trigram: ☳ Thunder