Hexagram 50 Line 1: 初六
Position: Line 1 (Lower Trigram)初六 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
初六 鼎顛趾。利出否。得妾以其子。无咎。
鼎dǐngthe cauldron('s)
顛diānwith upended
趾zhǐfeet
利lìworthwhile
出chūto expel
否pǐthe stagnant(ating
得déto accept
妾qièthe concubine
以yǐfor (the sake of)
其qíher
子zǐa child
無wúno
咎jiùblame
Line Commentary
A ting with legs upturned. Furthers removal of stagnating stuff. Taking a concubine for the sake of her son. No blame. Turning the ting upside down before use clears it of refuse. In highly developed civilization, every person of good will can succeed. No matter how lowly, provided you're ready to purify yourself, you are accepted. You attain a station where you can prove yourself fruitful.
When This Line Changes
If Line 1 changes, Hexagram 50 Ding (The Cauldron) transforms into Hexagram 14 Da You (Possession in Great Measure).
Parent Hexagram
The Cauldron
Ding鼎 (50)
Fire (離) over Wind (巽)
Upper Trigram: ☲ Fire | Lower Trigram: ☴ Wind