te -- they; enam -- him; rishayah -- the sages; rajan -- O King (Parikshit); vritah -- chosen; dharmena -- according to religious principles; dharmikam -- who was religious; tasmin -- in that; ayajayan -- they engaged in executing sacrifices; kshetre -- holy field (of Kurukshetra); makhaih -- with fire rituals; uttama -- superexcellent; kalpakaih -- whose arrangements.

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