te - they; enam - him; ṛṣayaḥ - the sages; rājan - O King (Parīkṣit); vṛtāḥ - chosen; dharmeṇa - according to religious principles; dhārmikam - who was religious; tasmin - in that; ayājayan - they engaged in executing sacrifices; kṣetre - holy field (of Kurukṣetra); makhaiḥ - with fire rituals; uttama - superexcellent; kalpakaiḥ - whose arrangements.

Thus requested by him, O King, the sages engaged the pious Vasudeva in performing fire sacrifices at that holy place of Kurukṣetra according to strict religious principles and with most excellent ritual arrangements.