prÄyaÅ›aḥ puṇdarÄ«kÄká¹£a
yuñyanto yogino manaḥ
viṣīdanty asamÄdhÄnÄn
mano-nigraha-karÅ›itÄḥ
prÄyaÅ›aḥ - for the most part; puṇá¸arÄ«ka-aká¹£a - O lotus-eyed Lord; yuñjantaḥ - who engage; yoginaḥ - yogÄ«s; manaḥ - the mind; viṣīdanti - become frustrated; asamÄdhÄnÄt - because of inability to attain trance; manaḥ-nigraha - by the attempt to subdue the mind; karÅ›itÄḥ - weary.
Without the shelter of the Supreme Lord, a yogī easily becomes discouraged in the difficult task of fixing his mind on the Supreme.