According to Vedic wisdom, the living entity transmigrates according to his own work into different types of bodies, as explained by Śukadeva Gosvāmī in the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (4.29.2), and does not cease to exist when the physical body is destroyed, for as stated in Bhagavad-gītā (2.22), "As a person puts on new garments, giving up old ones, the soul similarly accepts new material bodies, giving up the old and useless ones." When one commits suicide, the gross body is prematurely discarded while the mind, intelligence, and false ego—the subtle body—remain fully intact with all their unresolved desires, anxieties, and suffering. Because the soul has not exhausted the specific karma allotted for this human birth, the abrupt termination of the body interrupts the gradual maturation of that karma, forcing the soul into a disembodied preta or ghost condition where it lacks the sensory organs to satisfy the intense hunger, thirst, and cravings that continue to torment it.
The human form of life is extraordinarily rare and precious, meant for self-realization and liberation, not for fleeing from suffering through self-destruction. As the Supreme Lord declares in Bhagavad-gītā (8.6), "Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, O son of Kuntī, that state he will attain without fail," so the consciousness at the time of death determines the next destination. However, there is genuine hope and mercy for the distressed soul: by taking shelter of devotional service (Bhakti-yoga) and constantly chanting the Holy Names of the Lord—Hare Kṛṣṇa Mahā-mantra—one can purify the mind, transcend all karmic bondage, and attain the eternal spiritual realm. Thus, rather than ending suffering through suicide, which only perpetuates it in subtler forms, one should embrace the path of bhakti, which alone can permanently extinguish all anxiety and lead to lasting peace.
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“The great sage Nārada Muni continued: You must understand that Purañjana, the living entity, transmigrates according to his own work into different types of bodies, which may be one-legged, two-legged, three-legged, four-legged, many-legged or simply legless. Transmigrating into these various types of bodies, the living entity, as the so-called enjoyer, is known as Purañjana.”