What happens to the soul if someone commits suicide according to Bhagavad Gita?

According to the Bhagavad-gītā, the soul is eternally existent and cannot be slain by any material weapon, as stated in BG 2.20: "For the soul there is neither birth nor death at any time... He is not slain when the body is slain." Therefore, committing suicide does not terminate the soul's existence nor extinguish its mental suffering; rather, the subtle body—comprising mind, intelligence, and false ego—continues to experience the unresolved distress and desires that prompted the act. As BG 6.5 warns, "One must deliver himself with the help of his mind, and not degrade himself," for the mind becomes the enemy when one destroys the very instrument meant for spiritual liberation. By prematurely destroying the gross body, the soul interrupts its allotted karma, forcing it into a disembodied preta (ghost) condition where it suffers intensely without sensory organs to satisfy its severe hunger, thirst, and lingering cravings. The human form of life is an extraordinarily rare and valuable opportunity, meant not for self-destruction but for cultivating pure devotional service (Bhakti-yoga) and chanting the Holy Names, specifically the Hare Kṛṣṇa Mahā-mantra, which permanently transcends all suffering, anxiety, and karmic bondage. As BG 8.6 instructs, "Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, O son of Kuntī, that state he will attain without fail," meaning our final consciousness determines our next destination. By fixing the mind on the Supreme Lord through sincere devotion and the holy name, one can completely purify the mind and escape the cycle of material distress, achieving eternal bliss and knowledge in the spiritual world, thus offering genuine hope and liberation from the agonizing cycle of birth and death.