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Hexagram 59 · Huàn ䷺
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渙：亨，王假有廟，利涉大川，利貞。
初六：用拯馬壯，吉，悔亡。
九二：渙奔其机，悔亡。
六三：渙其躬，无悔。
六四：渙其群，元吉。渙有丘，匪夷所思。
九五：渙汗其大號，渙王居，无咎。
上九：渙其血，去逖出，无咎。
彖曰：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。
象曰：風行水上，渙；先王以享于帝立廟。
初六之吉，順也。
渙奔其机，得愿也。
渙其躬，志在外也。
渙其群，元吉；光大也。
王居无咎，正位也。
渙其血，遠害也。
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the classical Chinese, passage for passage, covering all 64 hexagrams with their judgments, line statements and attached commentaries, and the remaining Wings (the Great Commentary, the Discussion of the Trigrams, the Sequence and the Contrasts of the Hexagrams), 1,204 passages in all.
Huan (Dispersion): Success. The king approaches his temple. It is favorable to cross the great river; steadfastness is favorable.
Six at the beginning: Use a strong horse for rescue. Good fortune; regret vanishes.
Nine in the second place: In dispersion, he hurries to his support. Regret vanishes.
Six in the third place: Dispersing concern for oneself. No regret.
Six in the fourth place: Dispersing one's group. Supreme good fortune. Dispersion gathers into a mound: not what ordinary people could have imagined.
Nine in the fifth place: Dispersing his great command like sweat; dispersing the king's stores. No blame.
Nine at the top: Dispersing bloodshed; departing, going far away. No blame.
The Judgment Commentary says: Huan brings success. Firmness comes without reaching an impasse; the yielding attains its place outside and joins what is above. The king approaches his temple, for the king occupies the center. It is favorable to cross the great river: riding upon wood brings achievement.
The Image Commentary says: Wind passes over water: Huan. Thus the former kings offered sacrifice to the Deity and established temples.
The good fortune of the beginning six comes from obedience.
In dispersion, hurrying to his support: the wish is fulfilled.
Dispersing concern for oneself: the will is turned outward.
Dispersing one's group brings supreme good fortune: it is bright and great.
No blame in the king's dwelling: he occupies the rightful place.
Dispersing bloodshed means distancing oneself from harm.
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the classical Chinese, covering all 64 hexagrams with their judgments, line statements and attached commentaries, and the remaining Wings (the Great Commentary, the Discussion of the Trigrams, the Sequence and the Contrasts of the Hexagrams), 1,204 passages in all.
Huan (Dispersion): Success. The king comes to the ancestral temple. It is favorable to cross the great river and favorable to stay the course.
Six at the beginning: Use a strong horse for the rescue. Good fortune; regret disappears.
Nine in the second place: In dispersion, he runs to his table. Regret disappears.
Six in the third place: He disperses concern for himself. No regret.
Six in the fourth place: He disperses his group. Supreme good fortune. The dispersed people form a hill; this is not what ordinary people would imagine.
Nine in the fifth place: He sends out a great call like sweat pouring from the body. He disperses the king's stores. No blame.
Nine at the top: He disperses the bloodshed, goes far away, and escapes. No blame.
The Judgment Commentary says: Huan (Dispersion) brings success. The firm comes and does not reach an impasse; the yielding gets its place outside and joins with what is above. The king comes to the ancestral temple because he occupies the center. Crossing the great river is favorable because riding on wood brings success.
The Image Commentary says: Wind moves over the water: this is Huan (Dispersion). So the former kings made offerings to the Supreme Lord and established ancestral temples.
The good fortune of the six at the beginning comes from compliance.
In dispersion, he runs to his table and gets what he wished for.
He disperses concern for himself because his purpose is directed outward.
He disperses his group: supreme good fortune because his work shines and grows.
The king's dwelling brings no blame because he occupies the proper position.
He disperses the bloodshed and gets far from harm.