By the grace of Vyasa, that is, by the gaining of the divine eye, I heard this dialogue, the supreme discipline most secret; since it has the discipline for its theme, the treatise too is called a discipline; this dialogue, or this discipline itself, from Krishna the Lord of discipline who himself declared it, directly, not through any succession.

By the grace of Vyasa, by the favour of Vyasa, through the gaining of a divine eye and ear, I have heard this supreme secret called the discipline, directly from the Lord of discipline, the Blessed Krishna, the treasure-house of knowledge, strength, lordship, valour, power, and splendour, telling it Himself.

This is a brief sub-gloss. For a fuller reading of this verse, see Madhusūdana, Śaṅkara, or Rāmānuja above.

Madhvacharya does not comment on this verse.