Why does the author of the Satcharitra distinguish between spiritual speech and actual experience in Chapter 26?

Chapter 26 places a strong emphasis on the difference between theoretical knowledge and direct realization. The author prays to Sai Samarth to make spiritual knowledge meaningful through personal experience, stating that "without experience, the exhaustion of speech achieves nothing in spirituality." This highlights the core belief that simply talking about or intellectually understanding spiritual concepts is insufficient for true progress. The ultimate goal, the "natural state of union (Sayujya)," can only be attained through the Guru's grace which facilitates a personal, lived experience of the truth, not just a conceptual grasp of it. This makes experience paramount over mere words.