Hexagram 51 Line 2: 六二
Position: Line 2 (Lower Trigram)六二 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: danger
Classical Chinese Text
六二 震來厲。億喪貝。躋于九陵。勿逐。七日得。
震zhènthe thunder
來láibrings (about)
厲lìdifficulty
億yìa hundred thousand
喪sànglost
貝bèibelongings
躋jīand climb
于yúup
九jiǔnine
陵línghill
勿wùdo not
逐zhúpursue
Line Commentary
Shock comes bringing danger. A hundred thousand times you lose your treasures and must climb the nine hills. Do not go in pursuit of them. After seven days you will get them back. Shock endangers you and causes great losses. Resistance would be contrary to the movement of the time and therefore unsuccessful. Simply retreat to heights inaccessible to threatening forces. Accept loss of property without worrying too much—when shock passes, you will get them back without pursuit.
When This Line Changes
If Line 2 changes, Hexagram 51 Zhen (The Arousing) transforms into Hexagram 54 Gui Mei (The Marrying Maiden).
Parent Hexagram
The Arousing
Zhen震 (51)
Thunder (震) over Thunder (震)
Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☳ Thunder