What never perishes

parastasmāttu bhāvo’anyo’avyakto’avyaktātsanātanaḥyaḥ sa sarveṣu bhūteṣu naśyatsu na vinaśyati

But beyond that unseen is another unseen, eternal, which does not perish when all beings perish.

What it means

Krishna points beyond the cycle. Beyond the unseen state into which worlds dissolve, there's another reality. Also unseen, but sanatana, eternal. When everything else dissolves, when all beings perish, this alone does not. It's the ground beneath the whole cosmic rhythm.

The story

Arjuna has been afraid of everything ending. Krishna reveals something that never ends, not even when universes dissolve. That's the place he's inviting Arjuna to rest.

In your life

Remember the quiet awareness you've had since childhood, steady through every change. That's a hint. Sit quietly for a minute today and notice what in you has never changed.