Hexagram 62 Line 2: 六二
Xiao Guo —小過 —Preponderance of the Small
Position: Line 2 (Lower Trigram)六二 —Yin ⚋ (Broken)Register: blameless
Classical Chinese Text
六二 過其祖。遇其妣。不及其君。遇其臣。无咎。
過guòbypassing
其qíone's own
祖zǔancestor
遇yùto meet with
其qíone's own
妣bǐgrandmother
不bùnot
及jíto reach
其qíone's own
君jūnleader
遇yùbut meeting with
其qíthat
臣chénminister
無wúno
咎jiùblame
Line Commentary
She passes by her ancestor and meets her ancestress. He does not reach his prince and meets the official. No blame. This unusual behavior is an expression of modesty. She ventures to approach the ancestress, for she feels related to her by common sex. Hence here deviation from the rule is not a mistake. Another image: the official who conscientiously fulfills duty, taking place among other officials. This extraordinary restraint is likewise not a mistake in exceptional times.
When This Line Changes
If Line 2 changes, Hexagram 62 Xiao Guo (Preponderance of the Small) transforms into Hexagram 32 Heng (Duration).
Parent Hexagram
Preponderance of the Small
Xiao Guo小過 (62)
Thunder (震) over Mountain (艮)
Upper Trigram: ☳ Thunder | Lower Trigram: ☶ Mountain