Mazu Fortune Stick No. 36 · Kun Hexagram
富潤屋兮德潤身，綽然由義後居仁，安如山岳難移動，百福千祥日日臻。 Wealth enriches the house, virtue enriches the self; walk freely by what is right and dwell in kindness. Steady as a mountain, not to be moved, blessings by the hundred arrive day after day.
The poem
富潤屋兮德潤身
Wealth enriches the house, virtue enriches the self;
綽然由義後居仁
walk freely by what is right and dwell in kindness.
安如山岳難移動
Steady as a mountain, not to be moved,
百福千祥日日臻
blessings by the hundred arrive day after day.
| Lot | Hexagram |
|---|---|
| No. 36 第三十六首 | Kun 坤 (The Receptive) |
No. 36 in the Baishatun system
The hundred-poem set used at Baishatun Gongtian Temple, Ganghu Tianyuan Temple and some others has twelve different poems at numbers 25 to 36. In that system this number reads:
逢蛇遇虎多驚恐
Snakes and tigers on the road bring much fear;
須識山行遜水行
know that going by land is worse than by water.
借汝一帆風力順
I lend you a sail and a fair wind,
陶朱貨殖有榮名
and like Tao Zhu, trade will make your name.
If you drew your lot at one of those temples, go by that temple's poem.
Readings by topic
| Topic | Reading |
|---|---|
| Career & exams | Kind and righteous; top of the lists 居仁由義 聯登金榜 |
| Business | Trade abundant; your guesses keep proving right 貨殖豐盈 憶則屢中 |
| Pregnancy | Virtue shines; fine sons one after another 德潤全身 貴子連枝 |
| Marriage | Hearts joined; a wife who truly helps 帶結同心 內助得益 |
| Travel | A good homecoming; host and guest delighted 同人于歸 賓主交歡 |
| Household | A home of righteousness; everyone thriving 義路裡門 人春昌盛 |
| Seeking wealth | Wealth that can be sought; it will come 富而可求 求之必有 |
| Luck of the times | Riches by the chestful; gold and jade 萬貫千箱 金玉滿載 |
| Lost items | Neither east nor west; right in the middle 不東不西 只在當中 |
| Farming & livestock | A rich year with savings to spare 年豐物阜 蓄積有餘 |
| Lawsuits | Wrongs righted; wishes fulfilled 有屈必伸 有欲必遂 |
Readings follow the Grand Matsu Temple website; the English is our translation. The temple's list also has an "illness" reading; we leave it out. If you feel unwell, please see a doctor.
What it means
Wealth makes a home comfortable; virtue makes a person whole. Build on kindness and righteousness, stay as steady as a mountain, and blessings arrive every day.
Background: In the Baishatun poem, Tao Zhu is Fan Li, an ancient statesman who retired to become a legendarily successful merchant.
Reminder: Make virtue your foundation and good fortune will last.
This is a plain reading of the words. How it applies to your own question is best settled with the interpreter at the temple where you drew it.
How to draw a lot
- Light incense and tell Mazu your name, birth date and address, then state clearly the one matter you are asking about.
- Cast the moon blocks (jiaobei, two crescent-shaped wooden blocks) to ask whether you may draw. One face up and one face down means yes; then pull one stick from the cylinder.
- Cast the blocks again to confirm that this is your stick. Many temples ask for three yeses in a row; if not, put it back and draw again.
- Collect the poem with the matching number. Read the whole poem, then find the topic below that fits your question. If it is unclear, ask the temple's interpreter.
Ask about one thing at a time; the more specific the question, the easier the poem is to apply.
Common misunderstandings
A gloomy poem means the matter is doomed.
Most poems are reminders and directions. The same poem means different things for different questions, so look at the topic that matches yours.
You can keep drawing on the same question until you get a good poem.
By custom you ask once per matter. If you are still unsure, ask the temple's interpreter, or wait a while and ask again.
Previous: No. 35; next: No. 37.
A straight word: fortune poems are a matter of faith, and the meanings here are ours
The Chinese text, hexagram names and topic readings follow the Grand Matsu Temple of Tainan, checked line by line against three other sources; we only corrected obvious copying errors, and every page shows the temple's original wording wherever we changed it. The English translations and the plain-English meanings are our own reading of the words, not the temple's official interpretation. For a real reading, ask at the temple where you drew the lot. For legal, medical or financial questions, see a professional, and if you feel unwell, see a doctor. Everything on this site is for reference and entertainment.
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Mazu fortune stick No. 36: questions
What does Mazu fortune stick No. 36 say?
「富潤屋兮德潤身，綽然由義後居仁，安如山岳難移動，百福千祥日日臻」 In English: Wealth enriches the house, virtue enriches the self; walk freely by what is right and dwell in kindness. Steady as a mountain, not to be moved, blessings by the hundred arrive day after day. It is paired with the Kun hexagram.
What does Mazu fortune stick No. 36 mean?
Wealth makes a home comfortable; virtue makes a person whole. Build on kindness and righteousness, stay as steady as a mountain, and blessings arrive every day. Reminder: Make virtue your foundation and good fortune will last.