The textual heart of Mahima Dharma arose in the soil of Odisha and speaks first and foremost in the Odia language. Foundational compositions such as the poetic works of Bhima Bhoi and the recorded teachings of later Mahima saints are preserved primarily in Odia verse and prose, often in a devotional and highly symbolic register. Some materials also appear in simple or localized forms of Odia, reflecting the movement’s close connection to village life and oral transmission. Sanskrit, by contrast, plays little or no role in the core scriptural corpus of this tradition, which aligns with its reformist distance from Brahmanical ritualism and elite Sanskritic culture.

For those who do not read Odia, access to these texts depends largely on partial and scattered translations. Selected hymns and doctrinal passages, especially from Bhima Bhoi’s works, have been rendered into English in academic studies of Odishan religion and literature, and there are also some devotional retellings in Hindi and other regional languages. These translations, when produced by scholars of Odia, are generally reliable for grasping the main theological and ethical thrust—monotheistic devotion to a formless absolute, critique of caste and ritual, and emphasis on inward equality and compassion. Yet they remain fragmentary, often condensed and interpretive, and do not amount to a single, comprehensive translated canon. Serious engagement with the tradition therefore still leans heavily on the original Odia texts and on the careful, annotated excerpts that appear in specialized research.