The name ‘Sivasakthi’ denotes both Lord Siva and His equal half and consort Goddess Parvathy. Sivasakthi will be an apt term with reference to the harmonious life shared by a married couple. Both the partners have equal responsibility in making their marriage a success. In the families where womanhood is respected as Sakthi, happiness to women and the family as a whole is assured. If the husband or the mother-in-law expects the daughter-in-law to remain subdued, expecting her at the same time to take full care of the family and adjust to all the members, then, she is suppressed. Her latent talents are also stamped down. If she starts feeling that her individuality and freedom are all gone due to marriage, it will surely affect the atmosphere in the house. But in those families where her talents and interests are being encouraged by the other members, the happiness is two-fold. The woman feels encouraged, her self-confidence is enhanced and she runs the family with added enthusiasm and attachment. And, in course of time, she starts loving her husband’s family as her own.

Rama is a working woman, a high official. Her family is proud of her. Her mother-in-law took upon herself the responsibility of cooking the morning food. As a reciprocal gesture, Rama volunteered to take care of the dinner. As her mother-in-law is quite an understanding person, Rama feels like sharing the household responsibilities. Ramesh, Rama’s husband feels happy to hear his mother’s words when she talks in support of Rama. She would ask Ramesh to go and get the coffee himself instead of expecting Rama to bring it to him. Ramesh feels he is really lucky to have Rama and also an affectionate and understanding mother in his life. He feels like returning home from the office at the earliest. His happiness is guaranteed, he believes.

After marriage, Rama’s father-in-law used to send her to her parents’ house on Sundays. Rama was moved by his affection and she started loving her in-laws as her own parents. The respect with which her in-laws treat her parents strengthens her bond with her husband’s family. But, in course of time, family responsibilities increased and due to reasons like children’s education, mother-in-law’s health problem etc. she couldn’t visit her parents as often as in the past. But Rama always feels grateful towards her very understanding and affectionate in-laws.

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