Obstacles and Portents (yoga-antarāya) - Verse 1
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 1 · Verse 9.1
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Sanskrit Original
आलस्यं प्रथमं पश्चाद व्याधिपीडा प्रजायते। प्रमादः संशयस्थाने चित्तस्येहानवस्थितिः।।
ālasyaṃ prathamaṃ paścād vyādhipīḍā prajāyate| pramādaḥ saṃśayasthāne cittasyehānavasthitiḥ||
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Sūta said: Obstacles to yogic practice take shape in ten different ways. They are (1) lethargy, (2) ailment, (3) negligence, (4) doubt, (5) unsteady mind, (6) lack of faith, (7) illusion, (8) misery, (9) dejection and (10) indulgence in sensual pleasures. Of these lethargy means abstention from work due to the bulkiness of the body and mind.