COMMITTED TO HIS OWN CREATION
'A picture speaks a thousand words' goes the English adage, but this is also the art of ancient Hindu rishis: The representation of God, by way of imagery ,is to convey very deep spiritual principles that are applicable throughout time, and relevant in our own lives in the present day.
So, why does Shiva sit behind his own Shivalinga, and pray ?
Because, in the simplest of words: He's committed to His own creation.
If you compare this to a modern day analogy, where during an election, the contender for head of state also goes to caste his vote, and normally we note that he's up early, and one of the first to caste His own ballot, leading by example..
The difference is that in Divinity, there is no election, no selection, and no contest.
A seeker must respect the Divine ideal He seeks, and this can only happen if the Divine Itself upholds its foundations! So too, Shiva respects what his own Shaivism stands for, He is the first adherent, the first to vouch for the Shiva way. He is His own first votary; He believes in His own manifesto, and stands by His principles.
He leads by example and from the front. Incidentally, the term Yoga, means " To conjoin with the Divine" and Shiva is also called Yogeshwar, the God of the Yogis, which title further simplifies the point.
Aum Namah Shivaye.
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