the image of vedic cow - II

in the hymns of the dawn the symbolic sense of cows of light is equally clear.
1. dawn is described always as gomati, which must mean luminous or radiant; for it would be nonsense to use cowful in a literal sense. usha is not only gomati but she is gomati, ashwavati; she has always with her cows and horses. [ RV 1.92.14 उषो अद्येह गोमत्यश्वावति विभावरि | रेवदस्मे वयुछ सून्र्तावति || ]

2. in this hymn the ashwins are asked to drive downward their chariot on the path that is radiant and golden, gomad hiranyavad. [ RV 1.92.16 अश्विना वर्तिरस्मदा गोमद दस्रा हिरण्यवत | अर्वाग रथं समनसा नि यछतम || ]

3. dawn is said to be drawn in her chariot sometimes by ruddy ( having healthy red color ) cows and sometimes by ruddy horses [ RV 1.124.14 अवेयमश्वैद युवतिः पुरस्ताद युङकते गवामरुणानामनीकम | 
वि नूनमुछादसति पर केतुर्ग्र्हं-गर्हमुप तिष्ठाते अग्निः || ]

4. she is described as mother of cows or radiances; [ RV 1.124.5  गवां जनित्र्यक्र्त पर केतुम | ]

"the mother of cows has created vision. and again it is clear that cows are shining herds of light.

5. she is also described as " leader of shining herds", [ RV 7.76.6 गवां नेत्री ]

in RV 7.77.2 she is " the mother of the herds, the guide of the rays. [  गवां मातानेत्र्यह्नामरोचि ]

6. finally , we have conclusive verse [ RV 7.79.2 सं ते गावस्तम आ वर्तयन्ति जयोतिर्यछन्ति सवितेव बाहू ||] " the cows ( rays) remove darkness and extend light.