#59
Huàn · Dispersion
Upper ☴ 巽 Wind · Lower ☵ 坎 Water
Judgment 卦辞
亨,王假有庙,利涉大川,利贞。亨,王假有廟,利涉大川,利貞。
Hwan intimates that (under its conditions) there will be progress and success. The king goes to his ancestral temple; and it will be advantageous to cross the great stream. It will be advantageous to be firm and correct.
Commentary on the Judgment 彖曰
涣,亨。刚来而不穷,柔得位乎外而上同。王假有庙,王乃在中也。利涉大川,乘木有功也。渙,亨。剛來而不窮,柔得位乎外而上同。王假有廟,王乃在中也。利涉大川,乘木有功也。
Image 象曰
风行水上,涣;先王以享于帝立庙。風行水上,渙;先王以享于帝立廟。
上九上九
涣其血,去逖出,无咎。渙其血,去逖出,无咎。
The topmost line, undivided, shows its subject disposing of (what may be called) its bloody wounds, and going and separating himself from its anxious fears. There will be no error.
Line image 小象:涣其血,远害也。渙其血,遠害也。
九五九五
涣汗其大号,涣王居,无咎。渙汗其大號,渙王居,无咎。
The fifth line, undivided, shows its subject amidst the dispersion issuing his great announcements as the perspiration (flows from his body).
Line image 小象:王居无咎,正位也。王居无咎,正位也。
六四六四
涣其群,元吉。涣有丘,匪夷所思。渙其群,元吉。渙有丘,匪夷所思。
The fourth line, divided, shows its subject scattering the (different) parties (in the state); which leads to great good fortune. From the dispersion (he collects again good men standing out, a crowd) like a mound, which is what ordinary men would not have thought of.
Line image 小象:涣其群,元吉;光大也。渙其群,元吉;光大也。
六三六三
涣其躬,无悔。渙其躬,无悔。
The third line, divided, shows its subject discarding any regard to his own person. There will be no occasion for repentance.
Line image 小象:涣其躬,志在外也。渙其躬,志在外也。
九二九二
涣奔其机,悔亡。渙奔其机,悔亡。
The second line, undivided, shows its subject, amid the dispersion, hurrying to his contrivance (for security). All occasion for repentance will disappear.
Line image 小象:涣奔其机,得愿也。渙奔其机,得愿也。
初六初六
用拯马壮,吉,悔亡。用拯馬壯,吉,悔亡。
The first line, divided, shows its subject engaged in rescuing (from the impending evil) and having (the assistance of) a strong horse. There will be good fortune.
Line image 小象:初六之吉,顺也。初六之吉,順也。
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