Hexagram 17 · line 3
Following
隨Suí
Bound to the mature man, losing the young boy. In following, one gains what one seeks. Remaining constant is beneficial.
Line statement
六三
係丈夫，失小子。隨有求得，利居貞。
Bound to the mature man, losing the young boy. In following, one gains what one seeks. Remaining constant is beneficial.
At Line 3, the bond shifts upward to the mature man and releases the young boy below. A firm line there changes the lower trigram from thunder to fire, giving Hexagram 49.
Computed position
How this place works
- Trigram position
- inner · boundary
Line 3 is the boundary of the inner trigram.
- Polarity and place
- yin in an odd place: not aligned
Its yin polarity does not match the traditional odd-place convention.
- Correspondence
- Line 6: same polarity
Its counterpart is Line 6; the two share a polarity, so this structural correspondence is not responsive.
One line changes