The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads v1.c20.s6.12

v1.c20.s6.12

More important is the fact that Aditi is sometimes at least conceived as theriomorphic, a fact which is clearly shown by the fact that in the ritual ⁷ a cow is addressed by her name. It is also to be seen, however, in the Rigveda itself : where not only is she occasionally spoken of as a cow,⁸ but Soma is compared to her milk, and milk must be meant in the daughter of Aditi, who yields to Soma as he flows to the vat.