Hexagram 42 Line 4: 六四
Position: Line 4 (Upper Trigram)六四 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
六四 中行。告公從。利用為依遷國。
中zhōng(the) central
行xíngconduct
告gàoannounce
公gōng(to the) prince
從cóng(who) follows
利lìworthwhile
用yòng(to be) applied
為wéi(to) effect
依yīa mainstay
遷qiān(in) moving
國guó(the) nation
Line Commentary
Walking in the middle and reporting to the prince, who follows. It furthers one to be used in the removal of the capital. Disinterested people must mediate between leaders and followers. Nothing should be held back selfishly—it must reach those for whom it's intended. Essential in times of great undertakings requiring everyone's inner assent.
When This Line Changes
If Line 4 changes, Hexagram 42 Yi (Increase) transforms into Hexagram 25 Wu Wang (Innocence).
Parent Hexagram
Increase
Yi益 (42)
Wind (巽) over Thunder (震)
Upper Trigram: ☴ Wind | Lower Trigram: ☳ Thunder