Guanyin Lot 58 Meaning (羅隱歸吳越王)

Meaning in one paragraph

Take the honest advice to heart — hold your familiar ground rather than chase a new craft. Use this image as a conditional reflection prompt, not as a forecast or guaranteed result.

Original four-line poem

The four lines below preserve the pinned classical text in order. Keep them visible while evaluating every modern paraphrase.

• 忠言善語君須記
• 莫向他方求別藝
• 勸君安守舊生涯
• 除卻有餘都不是

Line-by-line reading

Source-grounded draft: line 1, “忠言善語君須記,” establishes the opening condition. Read that exact image beside this recension’s shiyi, “此卦守舊守時之象。凡事守舊則吉也。,” and the working theme “Take the honest advice to heart — hold your familiar ground rather than chase a new craft..” The relationship between those three source-linked elements is the interpretation cue; the line alone does not prove an event, date, or outcome.

Source-grounded draft: line 2, “莫向他方求別藝,” introduces the response or change. Read that exact image beside this recension’s shiyi, “此卦守舊守時之象。凡事守舊則吉也。,” and the working theme “Take the honest advice to heart — hold your familiar ground rather than chase a new craft..” The relationship between those three source-linked elements is the interpretation cue; the line alone does not prove an event, date, or outcome.

Source-grounded draft: line 3, “勸君安守舊生涯,” develops or tests that movement. Read that exact image beside this recension’s shiyi, “此卦守舊守時之象。凡事守舊則吉也。,” and the working theme “Take the honest advice to heart — hold your familiar ground rather than chase a new craft..” The relationship between those three source-linked elements is the interpretation cue; the line alone does not prove an event, date, or outcome.

Source-grounded draft: line 4, “除卻有餘都不是,” closes with a consequence, stance, or stopping point. Read that exact image beside this recension’s shiyi, “此卦守舊守時之象。凡事守舊則吉也。,” and the working theme “Take the honest advice to heart — hold your familiar ground rather than chase a new craft..” The relationship between those three source-linked elements is the interpretation cue; the line alone does not prove an event, date, or outcome.

Classical shiyi and jieyue

詩意：此卦守舊守時之象。凡事守舊則吉也。

解曰：得住且住。可取且踞。莫宜別事。只宜守舊。

Shiyi and jieyue are reproduced as classical source fields. They are evidence of this recension’s wording, not verified instructions or guaranteed outcomes.

Grade and palace

This recension records Middle lot and 丑宮. Grade is a corpus field, not a probability or a verdict that overrides the poem and real-world evidence.

Integrated reading

This lot centers on the line "hold to the path you already know" — rather than venturing elsewhere to learn a new trade, keep to the ground you already stand on well. The gloss says plainly that holding steady is what brings good fortune here, and it advises: where you can hold your position, hold it; where you can stand firm, stand firm — no need to move for some other chance. This isn't about shrinking back; it's a reminder that what you already have is worth more than you might think.

Worked example

The shared draft image for lot 58 (羅隱歸吳越王) is “Take the honest advice to heart — hold your familiar ground rather than chase a new craft.” Use the six prompts below only to organize one bounded question and test the image against observable facts. They are not six predictions, and an image that does not fit the facts should be discarded.

• Relationships — Use the lot image only to form questions about direct statements, recent behavior, consent, and boundaries. It cannot reveal private feelings or prove a relationship outcome.
• Work — Compare the lot image with the written role, contract, deadlines, feedback, and confirmed decisions. It cannot prove hiring, promotion, dismissal, or timing.
• Money and resources — Compare the lot image with balances, terms, affordability, downside, and qualified advice when needed. It cannot determine returns, losses, credit, or timing.
• Health — Use the lot image only to organize questions for qualified care alongside symptoms and timelines. It cannot determine diagnosis, urgency, treatment, or recovery.
• Study — Compare the lot image with deadlines, feedback, practice results, and actual preparation. It cannot predict scores, admission, graduation, or timing.
• Family — Check direct conversations, consent, privacy, and each person’s responsibilities. The lot cannot speak for another person or assign authority they do not have.

Close misreading and alternative

A close misreading would turn “Take the honest advice to heart — hold your familiar ground rather than chase a new craft.” into certainty. A safer alternative is to test whether the poem’s conditions are observable in the recorded question; if they are not, keep the interpretation provisional and do not repeat the draw to force agreement.

A reversible next step

Write the one decision connected to lot 58, copy the line “忠言善語君須記,” name one observable condition that supports your reading and one that would weaken it, then take only a reversible step inside your actual authority.

Evidence, allusion, and safety limits

This page identifies Guanyin lot 58 in the pinned OpenFate recension as Middle lot, assigned to 丑宮, and transmitted under the title 羅隱歸吳越王. Its source layer is the four-line poem plus the shiyi and jieyue fields; two named public transcriptions are used only to cross-check those fields. The one-line image and modern synthesis are editorial aids adapted from a version-pinned OpenFate draft, while the six question prompts are Wiki safety scaffolds; neither is primary evidence, and both still require native-language review. Read the lines in sequence, preserve any mismatch with a temple slip, and keep the interpretation conditional. Each factual statement remains tied to a named source reference, while examples explain the reading method and never establish the reader’s future outcome. This lot cannot verify another person’s thoughts, diagnose health, decide legal or financial risk, supply a guaranteed date, or prove that an event will occur.

The classical fields come from the pinned OpenFate recension and are checked against two named public transcriptions. The modern reading is a conditional editorial synthesis; it cannot predict events, dates, health, legal outcomes, investments, or another person’s private mind.

The allusion is intentionally limited to the title transmitted with this corpus. No story is retold or presented as history; a reader who wants to use the narrative must first consult a dedicated source for that story.