sÅ«tra-vá¹›tti-pÄá¹…ji-á¹Ä«kÄ kṛṣṇete tÄtparya
Å›iá¹£yera pratÄ«ta haya, — prabhÄva ÄÅ›carya
sÅ«tra - aphorisms; vá¹›tti - explanation; pÄá¹…ji - application; á¹Ä«kÄ - notes; kṛṣṇete - unto Kṛṣṇa; tÄtparya - culmination; Å›iá¹£yera - of the disciple; pratÄ«ta - realization; haya - becomes; prabhÄva - influence; ÄÅ›carya - wonderful.
When teaching a course in grammar [vyÄkaraṇa] and explaining it with notes, ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu taught His disciples about the glories of Lord Kṛṣṇa. All explanations culminated in Kṛṣṇa, and His disciples would understand them very easily. Thus His influence was wonderful.
ÅšrÄ«la JÄ«va GosvÄmÄ« compiled a grammar in two parts, named Laghu-hari-nÄmÄmá¹›ta-vyÄkaraṇa and Bá¹›had-dhari-nÄmÄmá¹›ta-vyÄkaraṇa. If someone studies these two texts in vyÄkaraṇa, or grammar, he learns the grammatical rules of the Sanskrit language and simultaneously learns how to become a great devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
In the Caitanya-bhÄgavata, Madhya-khaṇá¸a, first chapter, there is a statement about the method by which Lord ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu taught grammar. Lord Caitanya MahÄprabhu explained the aphorisms of grammar to be eternal, like the holy name of Kṛṣṇa. As stated in the Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ (15.15), vedaiÅ› ca sarvair aham eva vedyaḥ. The purport of all revealed scriptures is understanding of Kṛṣṇa. Therefore if a person explains anything that is not Kṛṣṇa, he simply wastes his time laboring hard without fulfilling the aim of his life. If one simply becomes a teacher or professor of education but does not understand Kṛṣṇa, it is to be understood that he is among the lowest of mankind, as stated in the Bhagavad-gÄ«tÄ (7.15): narÄdhamÄ mÄyayÄpahá¹›ta-jñÄnÄḥ. If one does not know the essence of all revealed scriptures but still becomes a teacher, his teaching is like the disturbing braying of an ass.
