The universe breathes

avyaktād vyaktayaḥ sarvāḥ prabhavantyaharāgamerātryāgame pralīyante tatraivāvyaktasaṃjñake

When that day dawns, all forms arise from the unseen. When night falls, they dissolve back into the same unseen.

What it means

Krishna describes the universe like breathing. When Brahma's day begins, everything visible emerges from the avyakta, the unseen. When night comes, it all dissolves back into that same unseen source. Creation and dissolution, again and again. Nothing is truly lost. It returns to rest.

The story

Arjuna fears destruction. Krishna shows him that dissolution isn't annihilation. It's rest, like night after day, before a new dawn.

In your life

Watch the tide go out and come back in. Nothing disappears. It returns. When something in your life ends, remember it may be resting before a new beginning.