Guan Yin lot 51 of 100
A cool breeze in summer
Even (中平). Grade from the related Goodfate edition. Grades differ between temples, and many Taiwanese temples print none.
夏日初臨日正常
人皆愁惱熱非常
天公也解諸人意
故遣薰風特送涼
Summer has come, and the sun keeps to its course,
And all complain the heat is past bearing.
The lord of heaven understands what people feel,
And sends a warm south breeze to bring them cool.
What this lot says
Summer has come and everyone is complaining of the heat, and then a breeze arrives from the south. The verse says heaven notices what people are going through, and that relief can be sent when it is needed.
It advises patience with discomfort that is shared and seasonal. You are in this with others, and conditions do ease.
If your workplace is under pressure, a household is stretched or a long project has become tiring, avoid turning strain into blame. Look after the people beside you, and be ready to take the small relief when it comes. Sometimes it takes the form of a single helpful change.
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
Zhuge Liang enters Shu (孔明入川)
After Liu Bei turned on Liu Zhang, Zhuge Liang led troops up the Yangtze from Jing Province into Yi Province, the land of Shu, to reinforce him, and Liu Zhang surrendered Chengdu in 214. The campaign suits a lot about help arriving after a hard wait.
Source: Wikipedia, Zhuge Liang
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)
夏日初臨日正常 / 人皆愁惱熱非常 / 天公也解諸人意 / 故遣薰風特送涼
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Jiěqiān Gé (解籤閣)
夏日初臨日正長 / 人皆愁惱熱非常 / 天公也解諸人意 / 故遣薰風特送涼
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Goodfate (今日運勢), a related edition
夏日初臨日正長 / 人皆愁惱熱非常 / 天公也解諸人意 / 故遣薰風特送涼
Retrieved 2026-11-08
Where the sources differ
- Line 1 reads 夏日初臨日正常 in Míguāng and 夏日初臨日正長 in Jiěqiān Gé.
- Line 1 reads 夏日初臨日正長 in the related Goodfate edition.
English translation and commentary are by Cast & Chart.