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The '''Khila Suktas''' (Samskrit : खिलसूक्तानि) are a collection of 98 mantras of the [[Rigveda (ऋग्वेदः)|Rigveda]], recorded in the Shakala shakha. They are late additions to the text of the Rigveda, but still belong to the "Mantra" period of Vedic times.<ref>Usha R. Bhise, ''The Khila Suktas of the Rgveda: A Study'', Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, 1995</ref>

The '''Khila Suktas''' (Samskrit : खिलसूक्तानि) are a collection of 98 mantras of the [[Rigveda (ऋग्वेदः)|Rigveda]], recorded in the Shakala shakha. They are late additions to the text of the Rigveda, but still belong to the "Mantra" period of Vedic times.<ref>Usha R. Bhise, ''The Khila Suktas of the Rgveda: A Study'', Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Poona, 1995</ref> Many scholars have referred to the suktas instead of the mantras.

The [[Rigveda (ऋग्वेदः)|Rigveda]] samhita has according to Shakala Shaka 1017 mantras. Shakala samhita is well known, widely referred and a definite form of the five shakas that are said to exist according to Charanavyuha. The other shakas did not differ much from Shakala except an omission or addition of certain suktas along with rearrangement. The additional mantras are called Khilani or Khila Suktas which have traditionally come down even though they cannot be attributed to any shaka and it is customary to publish them as a supplement to the Rigveda.<ref>Rig Veda (With Sayanacharya's Commentary) [https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.326386/2015.326386.Rigveda-Samhita#page/n987/mode/1up Volume 4]. Poona : Vaidik Samshodhan Mandal </ref>

The [[Rigveda (ऋग्वेदः)|Rigveda]] samhita has according to Shakala Shaka 1017 mantras. Shakala samhita is well known, widely referred and a definite form of the five shakas that are said to exist according to Charanavyuha. The other shakas did not differ much from Shakala except an omission or addition of certain suktas along with rearrangement. The additional mantras are called Khilani or Khila Suktas which have traditionally come down even though they cannot be attributed to any shaka and it is customary to publish them as a supplement to the Rigveda.<ref>Rig Veda (With Sayanacharya's Commentary) [https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.326386/2015.326386.Rigveda-Samhita#page/n987/mode/1up Volume 4]. Poona : Vaidik Samshodhan Mandal </ref>

G. Buhler was the first to unearth the Khila suktas from the old manuscripts of Rigveda written in ancient Kashmiri Pandu lipi. These suktas were compiled after the 10th mandala. Western Indologists have given

G. Buhler was the first to unearth the Khila suktas from the old manuscripts of Rigveda written in ancient Kashmiri Pandu lipi. These suktas were compiled after the 10th mandala. According to Max Muller, the number of Khila suktas are 32, while Aufrecht put them as 25. Pt. Satvalekar has included 32 khila-suktas in his edition of the Rigveda samhita. Shri. Chintamani Ganesh Kashikar published an edition where he placed 86 Suktas in five adhyayas along with the different versions.<ref name=":62">Dvivedi, Kapil Dev. (2000) ''Vaidika Sahitya evam Samskrti (Vedic Literature and Culture).'' Varanasi: Vishvavidyalaya Prakashan. (Pages 61-63)</ref>

 

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