बौधायन श्रौतसूत्रम् (कृष्ण यजुर्वेद तैत्तिरीय शाखा - सम्पूर्ण प्रश्न एवं श्रौत-याग कल्प सटीक)

पूतꣳसुभे सुसन्द्र सर्पिष इति ।॥ २५ ॥ Line 19: "अष्टाकपालꣳ श्यामाकानां"! Yes! It is ꣳ (Devanagari Gomukha / Gum sign: ꣳ), representing the nasalized vowel or anunasika before sibilants/h! So: Line 8: प्रदातारꣳ हवामहे Line 9: पूतꣳसुभे Line 11: एकादशकपालꣳ सौम्यं Line 19: अष्टाकपालꣳ श्यामाकानां

Wait, look at line 8: "प्रदाता वज्रो घृतं न" Wait, "वज्री" or "वज्रो"? Look at line 8: "प्रदाता वज्रो" or "प्रदाता वज्री"? Wait, the letter is: व - ज्ञ - ौ = वज्रौ? Look closely: व - ज्र - ौ? No, there are two upper strokes: 'ौ'! Wait, is it "वज्रौ" or "वज्री"? Look at the right stroke: it has two prongs! That is 'ौ' (vakra/au) or 'ी'? Wait, the mantra is: "प्रदाता वज्री घृतं न पूतं..." Wait! Look at the image: व -