A Wrestler is one who knows wrestling and does Kusti. Two Wrestlers wanted to have a trial of their strength. One of them was a Punjabi, the other a Maharashtra. They entered the Talim or Gotham or arena which was spread with sand or red earth. Wrestling started. Both demonstrated a variety of feats and manipulations. The Maharatta put on ‘scissors’ to the neck of the Punjabi - a kind of feat where the knees are applied to the opponent’s shoulders to turn the man on his back, ‘to show beat’. ‘To show beat’ is a wrestling terminology.
If a man is put on his back, he is defeated, he is ‘shown’ beat. With great difficulty the Maharatta showed ‘beat’ to the Punjabi, and won the day. But the Punjabi, never admitted his defeat or ‘beat’. He loudly remarked “I am not at all defeated. Oh spectators! just see, there is no sand on my moustache.”
Do not behave like this Punjabi Wrestler, “With no sand on moustache.” You will be ruined. You must always admit your faults and weaknesses. If you are self-sufficient, with stubborn pride, arrogance and egoism, you will never evolve. You must always analyse your mind, scrutinise and find out all your defects and weaknesses and employ suitable methods to avoid them. Purification of the mind is the first part of Yoga (Chitta Suddhi).
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