Why does Chapter 32 say that a Guru's grace is more important than studying scriptures?

Chapter 32 places supreme importance on the Guru's grace for attaining spiritual knowledge. The text makes a very strong claim that even if a person has thoroughly studied the Vedas, Vedangas, and other Shastras, all that learning is considered "mere chaff" if they have not received the Guru's grace. It posits that without this grace, there can be no true knowledge. The chapter reinforces this by stating that the words from Sai Maharaj's mouth are so potent they can "cause one to see one's own Guru." This implies that the Guru is the direct channel to realization, and scriptural knowledge alone is an incomplete and ultimately fruitless path without the Guru's essential blessing.