Bhakta Nambaduvan kept his word and returned to a Rakshasa (demon) to offer his body to be devoured as food by the hungry Rakshasa. The reading of the Kaisika Puranam, which is specially composed in a dialect which is a mixture (manipravalam) of Sanskrit and Tamil or Telugu interspersed with Sanskrit quotations and vernacular explanations is the special feature of the early hours of the morning before day break.
On the Uttana Dvadasi, preparations are made for waking Lord Vishnu, who went to sleep on Ashada Sukla Ekadasi (Vishnu Sayana Ekadasi). Among Sri Vaishnavas, this dvadasi is known as Kaisika dvadasi named after the ragam of a song which was used last in praise of the Lordby devotee Chandala Bhakta Nambaduvan.