Bhaktamal, composed in Braj Bhasha by Nabhadasa, has travelled far beyond its original linguistic setting through a range of translations and retellings. Within the broad Hindi sphere, it has been rendered into modern Hindi, often through multiple translations, commentaries, and simplified prose or verse adaptations. These Hindi versions function not only as linguistic translations, but also as interpretive bridges, opening the text to readers who may not be at home in Braj Bhasha. In this way, the work continues to live as a shared devotional resource across North India.

Beyond Hindi, the text has been translated or adapted into several other Indian languages, reflecting the spread of bhakti currents throughout the subcontinent. Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Telugu, and other regional languages have hosted versions of Bhaktamal, often shaped by local devotional lineages and reading communities. Such translations allow the lives of saints from many regions to be heard in the cadences of their own linguistic worlds, while still remaining part of a larger, pan-Indian bhakti imagination. They also help sustain regional memories of saints whose stories might otherwise remain confined to localized oral traditions.

Bhaktamal has also crossed into a number of non-Indian languages. English translations—sometimes complete, sometimes partial—have been especially significant for scholarly engagement and for readers approaching the bhakti tradition from outside the original cultural milieu. Other Western languages, such as German and French, have received academic or selective translations, further extending the reach of the text. Through these renderings, Bhaktamal becomes not only a devotional anthology, but also a window through which diverse audiences can contemplate the many forms of bhakti that have flourished across India.