Dasakam 084 - Sloka 09

मुनिवरनिवहैस्तवाथ पित्रा दुरितशमाय शुभानि पृच्छ्यमानै: । त्वयि सति किमिदं शुभान्तरै: रित्युरुहसितैरपि याजितस्तदाऽसौ ॥९॥

मुनि-वर-निवहै:-by the great sages groupsतव-अथ पित्राThy then fatherदुरित-शमायfor son's atonementशुभानिauspicious ritesपृच्छ्यमानै:were being askedत्वयि सतिThou being thereकिम्-इदम्-शुभ-अन्तरै:-what this auspicious rite othersइति-उरु-हसितै:-अपिthus loudly laughing alsoयाजित:-तदा-असौmade to perform sacrifices then he (Vasudeva)

Vasudeva asked the assembly of the great sages about the auspicious rites to be performed for the atonement for the sins. Even though the sages were very amused and laughed at such an enquiry, because having Thee as a son there was no need for any atonements. But they made him perform the required rites all the same.