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PARIPEX - INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH | Volume-9 | Issue-5 | May - 2020 | PRINT ISSN No. 2250 - 1991 | DOI : 10.36106/paripex 1200 CE. In this period 300–600 CE, the statue of Brahma CONCLUSION has been obtained from many places [6], but their number The stone sculpture of Brahma has been recovered for is much less compared to other popular deities. In this time the first time in Hastinapur; even during the excavation period, Brahma was seen as a subordinate deity and his (in 1950-52) a stone statue of Gauri was obtained of Late statues were being constructed at some place in the 11th Century A.D. to Early 15th Century A.D. This stone temples of other folk deities [6]. This period is also known sculpture has not been received during any excavation; it as classical age or golden age .In this era, the sculpture has been obtained due to removal of large amount of soil making was at its peak [7].It might be possible that it has from mound/due to falling of mud dunes. According to been taken to Hastinapur for trade, and the idol industry in Shrimad Bhagwad Mahapuran, Shri Harivanshpuran and Hastinapur is also at that time. Even today, statues are made Mahabharata, Brahma's direct connection was from in Hastinapur b ut of different stone. Hastinapur. But literary evidence doesn't show the worshiping Lord Brahma in Hastinapur. We have taken Recovery of Lord Brahma sculpture in Hastinapur is a sequence of kings (which is depicted in fig 10,11 and 12) historical event. To the best of my knowledge no any as described in Mahabharata, because Mahabharata is historian/archeologist has ever been shown any connection considered to be the fifth of Lord Brahma from Hastinapur and since before no any statue of Lord Brahma recovered from areas nearby. The statue of Lord Brahma from Hastinapur opens new chapters of history because since before no any research done by any researcher on the concerned topic. Many chapters of Hastinapur still need to be opened. It might be possible; there may be a new debate on this idol in future. Until or unless complete research is done, it should not be considered provisional?

Acknowledgement Author is thankful to Lord Shri Krishna for providing the vast knowledge on the concerned topic. Author is also thankful to his father Mr. Brahampal Sing, Advocate. Author is thankful to Shobhit University, Gangoh and Natural Sciences Fig 10: From Lord Vishnu to King Puru. Ila was Trust, Meer ut. considered Mother as well as Father of King Pururva. REFERENCES 1. Priyank Bharati (2018), Historical Places of Mahabharata in Hastinapur: Past and Present Status, International Journal of Basic and Advance Research, ISSN 2456-1372 (O), v olume 4 number 3. pg 54-72. 2. Priyank Bharati (2018), Recent Discovery of Two Mounds in Hastinapur, ISBN 978-93-5346-168-3, Pub lished by Natur al Sciences T rust, pg 1-85. 3. B. B Lal (1985), Excavation at Hastinapur and other explorations in the Upper Ganga and Sutlej Basin 1950-52: New light on the dark age between the end of the Harappa culture and the early historical period. Ancient India Bulletin of the Archaeological Survey of India, Number 10 and 11(1954-1955). Repr int Edition 1985, pg 5-151. 4. Mahabharata, Part 1, Aadi Parv and Sabha Parv. Chapter 95 “Daksh Prajapati se lekar Puruvansh, Bharatvansh evam Panduvansh ki Parampara ka Varnan ”, Sambhav Parva, Translator Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey ‘ Ram’. Gita Pr ess Gorakhpur, Samvat 2020, pg 339-346. 5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yayati 6. Upinder Singh (2017), A history of Ancient and Early Medieval India, From Fig 11: From Puru to Prateep. stone age to 12th Century; Chapter 9 Aesthetics and Empire, c. 300–600 CE, Pearson Publication, ISBN 978-81-317-7474-8, pg 508-587. 7. Chiranjilal Parashar (1962), Vishv Sabhyta ka Vikas, Part 1 , Rakesh Publication Gaziabad, pg 280.

Fig 12: From Prateep to Janamejaya

Veda. King Y ayati is considered to be ancestor of Pandavas [5]. and according to Mahabharata King Hastin was the founder of Hastinapur which was descendent of Lord Brahma.

The recovered sculpture of Lord Brahma might be belongs to Gupta (?) or Post-Gupta Period (?).According to literature, beige sandstones sculpture is to be made in Gupta Period or Post Gupta Period i.e. 300–600 CE or 600-