Mahima Dharma writings revolve around a small constellation of revered figures whose lives and words are presented as transparent vessels of devotion to the formless Absolute, Alekha or Mahima. At the center stands Mahima Swami, also known as Mahima Gosain or Mahima Prabhu, regarded as the founding master and primary revealer of this path. Texts and devotional songs portray his austere life, wandering renunciation, and miraculous presence as the concrete manifestation of the otherwise attributeless divine. Around him gather early disciples and ascetics, sometimes named, sometimes left anonymous, who embody the ideal of strict renunciation, rejection of idolatry, and loyalty to a monotheistic, nirguna reality.

Among these devotees, Bhima Bhoi occupies a uniquely luminous place. He is remembered as the preeminent poet‑saint of the tradition, whose compositions—such as the Stuti Chintāmaṇi and other Mahima gītās—have come to function as core scriptural voices. His verses do not merely praise Alekha; they also articulate a profound compassion for all beings, presenting the devotee as one willing to endure suffering so that the world might be uplifted. In this way, the figure of Bhima Bhoi fuses philosophical insight with an intense, almost aching, devotional sensibility.

Mahima Dharma literature also acknowledges other disciples and successors who helped sustain and extend the community shaped by Mahima Swami’s revelation. Figures such as Gourachand appear in songs and oral narratives as steadfast followers who took on the burden of organizing and propagating the faith after the master’s time. Alongside these named individuals, many texts praise archetypal “Mahimā sādhus” and “bhaktas”: the nameless renouncer, the humble villager, the devotee who quietly rejects caste barriers and image‑worship while remembering the one formless God. Through these portraits, the scriptures hold up both celebrated saints and anonymous seekers as living commentaries on the tradition’s monotheistic and iconoclastic ideals.