Mazu Kau Chim
Mazu Kau Chim Sign 2
Sign 2 of 100
The verse
臣報君恩子報親五倫無愧感神明一帆順境憑君去災難消除福祿生
In English
The minister repays the ruler's grace; the child repays the parents.With no shame in the five relationships, the divine is moved.With one sail in favorable conditions, you may go forward.Disaster is removed, and blessing and rank are born.
Textual notes
難 is also written as 患.
The twelve aspects
A temple slip does not give one answer. The same four lines are read differently depending on what you came to ask about, and these are the twelve readings traditionally set down for this sign.
- Career and Recognition
- Work diligently with focus; there is naturally hope.
- Business
- Manage with your whole heart, and profit comes naturally.
- Pregnancy and Children
- With family harmony, a good seed descends.
- Health
- Relax the heart and care for yourself; recovery comes gradually.
- Marriage
- Fitting for you and the family; with ease, the union can form.
- Travel
- Filial respect, loyalty, and trust bring spring wind on every road.
- Household
- Divine strength supports you; peace and good fortune are preserved.
- Wealth
- Wealth fortune is showing; what is sought will be obtained.
- Current Fortune
- Seek and you will obtain; it is within easy reach.
- Lost Item
- As if taken and carried nearby; search and it can return.
- Farming
- Fields are green and livestock fill the pens.
- Legal Matters
- All flowers compete in beauty; spring color is yielded to you.