Krishna offers a sweeping, panoramic view of existence. He states that all beings (bhūtāni) have a specific trajectory. Before birth, they are unmanifest/invisible (avyaktādīni). In the middle—during their lifespan—they become manifest/visible (vyakta-madhyāni). After death, they return to being unmanifest/invisible (avyakta-nidhanāny). Since 'manifestation' is just a brief, temporary flash sandwiched between two eternities of 'unmanifestation,' why lament (kā paridevanā)?