Satya Mahima Dharma Purnna Sahmita.pptx

1. Satya Mahima Dharma Purnna Sahmita

2. Odia Book Satya Mahima
Dharma Purnna Sahmita
Satya Mahima Dharma (the "dharma of divine glory") is an Orissan religious
tradition. It can be traced back to a historical figure named Mahima Svami
(or Mahima Gosain).
In 1826, he is said to have appeared in Puri. He left Puri, dissatisfied with the
ritualised idol worship of Lord Jagannath, and travelled to the Kapilas hills
near Dhenkanal, where he engaged in severe Yogic practises. He became a
siddha in 1862 and began preaching a new dharma. In 1876, he is said to have
attained samadhi. The movement shifted away from the coastal region and
towards the central and western parts of Odisha under his first disciple,
Govinda Baba, and the dissident saint poet Bhima Bhoi. Spreading to other
states (Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and others).