Yoga Sutras of Patanjali translated by Yogi Kalinath - Chapter 1, Verse 30
Pada 1, Sutra 30 Sanskrit Verse Vyadhi-styana-sanshaya-pramadalasyavirati-bhranti-darshanalabdha-bhumikatvanavasthitatvani citta-viksepas te ‘ntarayah Translation Sickness, dullness, doubt, carelessness, laziness, sense addiction, false perception, non-attaining to the stages of Yoga and instability are the distractions of consciousness. These are the obstacles. Interpretation In this verse Rishi Patanjali enumerates the distractions of consciousness and hence the obstacles