prabhu kahe, vyākaraṇa paḍāi — abhimāna kari
śiṣyete nā bujhe, āmi bujhāite nāri

 prabhu kahe - the Lord replied; vyākaraṇa paḍāi - yes, I teach grammar; abhimāna kari - I am supposed to do so; śiṣyete - amongst My disciples; nā - do not; bujhe - understand; āmi - I also; bujhāite - to make them understand; nāri - am not able.


Text

The Lord said, “Yes, I am known as a teacher of grammar, but factually I cannot impress My students with grammatical knowledge, nor can they understand Me very well.

Purport

Since Keśava Kāśmīrī was a little puffed up, the Lord increased his artificial pride by presenting Himself as subordinate to him. Thus He flattered him as follows.