पुलस्त्य उवाच । अथ रोषसमायुक्तो दक्षो गत्वाऽब्रवीद्विधुम् । मम वाक्यं त्वया चंद्र यस्मात्पाप कृतं न हि
pulastya uvāca | atha roṣasamāyukto dakṣo gatvā'bravīdvidhum | mama vākyaṃ tvayā caṃdra yasmātpāpa kṛtaṃ na hi
Pulastya said: Then Dakṣa, filled with anger, went to Vidhū (the Moon) and said: “O Candra, since you have not carried out my command—O sinful one—…”
Pulastya
Scene: Dakṣa, blazing with anger, approaches the Moon-god Vidhū/Candra and rebukes him for disobedience; a courtly-cosmic setting with sages witnessing.
Disobedience to righteous instruction invites consequence; dharma operates through accountability that restores balance.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
None in this excerpt; it introduces a turning point leading toward punishment/correction.