sentences:  This hymn is found in the Rig Vedic khilanis, which are appendices to the Ṛkveda that date to pre-Buddhist times.The Śrī Sūkta forms part of the khilanis or appendices to the Ṛkveda.These were late additions to the Ṛkveda, found only in the "Bāṣkala" śākhā, and the hymn exists in several strata that differ both in content and period of composition.