I Ching hexagram 14
Hexagram 14: Da You
Great Holding · 火天大有 · Fire above, Heaven below
You hold a great deal, and the task is to use it well without becoming proud.
What this hexagram is about
A lot is in your hands, such as influence or resources, and others notice it. Da You (Great Holding) is about carrying that abundance without pride, and the lines keep returning to restraint and sincerity.
A way to think about it
Take stock of what you have in hand. What does having it ask of you, and who else is affected by how you use it?
The text, with Legge's translation
Judgment
元亨。
Tâ Yû indicates that, (under the circumstances which it implies), there will be great progress and success.
Only two characters long, the judgment calls the situation great and open. A large holding is read as a strong start, and the lines then explain how to carry it well.
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火在天上，大有；君子以遏惡揚善，順天休命。
(The trigram for) heaven and (that of) fire above it form Tâ Yû. The superior man, in accordance with this, represses what is evil and gives distinction to what is good, in sympathy with the excellent Heaven-conferred (nature).
Line 1 · 初九
无交害，匪咎，艱則无咎。
In the first line, undivided, there is no approach to what is injurious, and there is no error. Let there be a realisation of the difficulty (and danger of the position), and there will be no error (to the end).
At the start you have not yet run into harm, so there is nothing to fault, and keeping the difficulty of the position in mind is what keeps it that way.
Line 2 · 九二
大轝以載，有攸往，无咎。
In the second line, undivided, we have a large waggon with its load. In whatever direction advance is made, there will be no error.
A large cart can carry a heavy load, so you have the capacity to take a lot with you, and nothing is wrong with setting out.
Line 3 · 九三
公用亨于天子，小人弗克。
The third line, undivided, shows us a feudal prince presenting his offerings to the Son of Heaven. A small man would be unequal (to such a duty).
A lord offers part of the estate to the king. Giving what you hold to a larger cause takes breadth of character, and a petty person cannot manage it.
Line 4 · 九四
匪其尫，无咎。
The fourth line, undivided, shows its subject keeping his great resources under restraint. There will be no error.
You keep your great resources under restraint and do not parade them, so nothing here invites criticism.
Line 5 · 六五
厥孚交如，威如；吉。
The fifth line, divided, shows the sincerity of its subject reciprocated by that of all the others (represented in the hexagram). Let him display a proper majesty, and there will be good fortune.
Your good faith meets the good faith of the people around you, and you carry yourself with dignity. The text speaks of good fortune.
Line 6 · 上九
自天佑之，吉无不利。
The topmost line, undivided, shows its subject with help accorded to him from Heaven. There will be good fortune, advantage in every respect.
Help seems to arrive from above, and nothing here works against you. The tradition links this to keeping your word and honoring capable people.
Chinese text: the received Zhouyi, public domain. English: James Legge, The Yi King, Sacred Books of the East vol. 16 (1882), public domain. Plain notes written by this site.
Questions
I cast hexagram 14. Which text do I read?
With no changing lines, read the judgment: "Tâ Yû indicates that, (under the circumstances which it implies), there will be great progress and success." With changing lines, read the lines that changed. When several change at once, Zhu Xi's rules decide which text leads, and the casting page marks it for you.
What are the nuclear, opposite and inverted hexagrams of Da You?
The nuclear hexagram is 43. Guai (Resolution). The opposite is 8. Bi (Alliance). The inverted hexagram is 13. Tong Ren (Fellowship).