Guan Yin lot 29 of 100
The sword leaves its case
Very favourable (上吉). Grade from the related Goodfate edition. Grades differ between temples, and many Taiwanese temples print none.
寶劍光芒出匣時
匣中應不被塵欺
貴人親手提攜起
儘可防身更勿疑
The precious sword flashes as it leaves the case.
Inside, no dust could get the better of it.
A person of standing lifts it up by hand.
It will guard you well. Have no more doubt.
What this lot says
A fine sword has been kept in its case, clean of dust, and now someone of standing lifts it out. The verse praises what was kept in good order during the waiting, and it says the moment to use it has come.
Its advice is to stop doubting. A well-kept skill is there to be used.
If a senior colleague or mentor offers you a larger role, this lot suggests taking the offer seriously and saying what you can do. Use the chance to protect your position and your work, since the verse values the sword for defense more than for display.
A lot is a prompt for reflection. It cannot promise a result, and it is no substitute for medical, legal or financial advice.
The story behind it
Zhao Yun rescues A Dou (趙子龍救阿斗)
The historical record says that at the Battle of Changban, Zhao Yun carried Liu Bei's young son Liu Shan, known as A Dou, to safety and protected the boy's mother, and later fiction dramatized his exploits. It suits a lot about a blade that is ready when it is needed.
Source: Wikipedia, Zhao Yun
Where this text comes from
This verse is a traditional temple text with no known author. No single original edition is known and wording differs between temples, so we compare named witnesses and record where they differ.
Míguāng (覓光) (the text shown above)
寶劍光芒出匣時 / 匣中應不被塵欺 / 貴人親手提攜起 / 儘可防身更勿疑
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Jiěqiān Gé (解籤閣)
寶劍光芒出匣時 / 匣中應不被塵欺 / 貴人親手提攜起 / 儘可防身更無疑
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Goodfate (今日運勢), a related edition
寶劍光芒出匣時 / 匣中應不被塵欺 / 貴人親手提攜起 / 盡可防身更勿疑
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Where the sources differ
- Line 4 reads 儘可防身更勿疑 in Míguāng and 儘可防身更無疑 in Jiěqiān Gé.
- Line 4 reads 盡可防身更勿疑 in the related Goodfate edition.
English translation and commentary are by Cast & Chart.