Kaṭha Upaniṣad 61

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ye ye kāmāḥ prārthanīyā durlabhāś ca matryaloke sarvās tān kāmāñ chandata icchātaḥ prārthayasva / kiñ cemā divyā apsaraso, ramayanti puruṣān iti rāmāḥ, saha rathair vartanta iti sarathāḥ, satūryāḥ savāditrāḥ, tāś ca na hi lambhanīyāḥ prāpaṇīyā īdṛśā evaṃvidhā manuṣyair matyair asmadādiprasādam antareṇa / ābhir matprattābhir mayā pradattābhiḥ paricāriṇībhiḥ paricārayasvātmānam, pādaprakṣālanādiśuśrūṣāṃ kārayātmana ity arthaḥ / naciketo, maraṇaṃ maraṇasambaddhaṃ praśnaṃ prete 'sti nāstīti kākadantaparīkṣārūpaṃ mānuprākṣīr maivaṃ praṣṭum arhasi ///1,1.25 //

Shankara’s Commentary:
Com.—Ask, as you like, for all desired objects, which are covetable, but not easily attainable in the land of mortals. Again, here are these celestial nymphs (the term Ramas meaning those who delight males) with their chariots and with their musical instruments; and women like these cannot be obtained by mortals without the grace of beings like us; with these female attendants given by me, have thy services performed, such as cleaning the feet with water, etc.; Oh Nachiketas, it does not become you to put me the question connected with death, i.e., whether, when man is dead, there is or is not anything surviving—a question (as unprofitable as that) of examining the number of crow’s teeth.