Shiva stands for renewal through destruction of past samkaras or unconscious tendencies by meditation, and contemplating the nature of death.
By contemplation of the nature of death and the dead body, one expands one's state of consciousness easily. This is why most Shiva worshippers put ash on their forehead, to remind themselves of the inevitability of death.
Here is an
article and saying by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev on the nature of death....
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Being aware of your mortal nature is extremely important. If you remind yourself every day, twice a day, that you will die, then you will naturally move toward knowing higher dimensions of perception.
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An another
insightful article by Jaggi Vasudev on the same subject of death...