The Khilani are are a collection of 98 "apocryphal" hymns of the Rigveda, recorded in the Bashakala, but not in the Shakala school. They are late additions to the text of the Rigveda, and belong to the "Mantra" period of Vedic Sanskrit. In Judeo-Christian theologies, apocrypha refers to religious Sacred text that have questionable authenticity or are otherwise disputed. ... The Rig Veda ऋग्वेद (Sanskrit ṛc praise + veda knowledge) is the earliest of the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas. ... Vedic Sanskrit is the language of the Vedas, the earliest sacred texts of India. ...

Literature

• Isidor Scheftelowitz, Die Apokryphen des Rgveda, Breslau, 1906 [1]