Impressed with Samba Murthy's attitude, Srimannarayana approaches him and requests he light his pyre and perform his funeral rituals after his death.

Saraswathi convinces Samba Murthy that it is another chance given to him by God and reminds him of his grief that he couldn't conduct the last rites for his father because he was stuck in Bombay during the bombings.

Samba Murthy learns from the temple priest that Srimannarayana is a great artist who used to perform Harikatha but stopped for some reason.

After studying previous Harikatha and revising it based on Srimannarayana's criticism, Samba Murthy's script is finally accepted.

Upon the advice of Srimannarayana, Purushottama Rao sacrifices all his wealth, transforms himself into a good man and starts a new trust called "Sarve Jana Sukhinobhavanthu" to fund the art of Harikatha.

They both become great companions and perform Harikatha across the land for temples, schools, orphanages, jails and others they feel can benefit from their message.

One day, however, Samba Murthy wakes up with major pain and ending up dying before Saraswathi's eyes after uttering his final words.

A critic from The Times of India rated the film three out of five stars and wrote that "The movie is well-intentioned alright but lacks creative integrity in its construction.

"[3] A critic from Full Hyderabad wrote that "Devastham must particularly be watched by those of our elderly who worry about how death will knock at their doors, and about the dignity of dying.