Who achieved yoga through the Gayatri mantra by praising Lingamurti Shiva?

Vasistha, along with others besides Shankara, attained Nirvana, the supreme Brahman, by praising Lingamurti Shiva through the Gayatri mantra.

What are some of the forms of Linga being saluted in the verses?

The verses salute various forms of Linga, including Kanakalinga, Vedalinga, Paramalinga, Vyomalinga, Sahasralinga, Vahnilinga, Patalalinga and Brahmalinga among others.

What boons were requested in the prayer?

The prayer requests supreme yoga, offspring equal to oneself, imperishable Brahma, supreme peace, imperishability of lineage, and an unwavering intellect in Dharma.

Where did Lord Shambhu, pleased with Vasistha's praise, grant a boon?

Lord Shambhu, pleased with Vasistha's praise in the past, granted a boon to Vasistha at Sriparvata and then disappeared.

In which Purana is Vasistha's hymn to Parameshwara found?

Vasistha's hymn to Parameshwara is found in the Agneya Mahapurana, in the two hundred and seventeenth chapter.

śrī paramēśvara stutiḥ (vasiṣṭha kr̥tam)

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liṅgamūrtiṁ śivaṁ stutvā gāyatryā yōgamāptavān |
nirvāṇaṁ paramaṁ brahma vasiṣṭhō:’nyaśca śaṅkarāt || 1 ||

namaḥ kanakaliṅgāya vēdaliṅgāya vai namaḥ |
namaḥ paramaliṅgāya vyōmaliṅgāya vai namaḥ || 2 ||

namaḥ sahasraliṅgāya vahniliṅgāya vai namaḥ |
namaḥ purāṇaliṅgāya śrutiliṅgāya vai namaḥ || 3 ||

namaḥ pātālaliṅgāya brahmaliṅgāya vai namaḥ |
namō rahasyaliṅgāya saptadvīpōrdhvaliṅginē || 4 ||

namaḥ sarvātmaliṅgāya sarvalōkāṅgaliṅginē |
namastvavyaktaliṅgāya buddhiliṅgāya vai namaḥ || 5 ||

namō:’haṅkāraliṅgāya bhūtaliṅgāya vai namaḥ |
nama indriyaliṅgāya namastanmātraliṅginē || 6 ||

namaḥ puruṣaliṅgāya bhāvaliṅgāya vai namaḥ |
namō rajōrdhaliṅgāya sattvaliṅgāya vai namaḥ || 7 ||

namastē bhavaliṅgāya namastraiguṇyaliṅginē |
namō:’nāgataliṅgāya tējōliṅgāya vai namaḥ || 8 ||

namō vāyūrdhvaliṅgāya śrutiliṅgāya vai namaḥ |
namastē:’tharvaliṅgāya sāmaliṅgāya vai namaḥ || 9 ||

namō yajñāṅgaliṅgāya yajñaliṅgāya vai namaḥ |
namastē tattvaliṅgāya dēvānugataliṅginē || 10 ||

diśa naḥ paramaṁ yōgamapatyaṁ matsamaṁ tathā |
brahma caivākṣayaṁ dēva śamaṁ caiva paraṁ vibhō |
akṣayatvaṁ ca vaṁśasya dharmē ca matimakṣayām || 11 ||

agniruvāca |
vasiṣṭhēna stutaḥ śambhustuṣṭaḥ śrīparvatē purā |
vasiṣṭhāya varaṁ datvā tatraivāntaradhīyata || 12 ||

ityāgnē mahāpurāṇē saptadaśādhikadviśatatamō:’dhyāyē vasiṣṭhakr̥ta paramēśvara stutiḥ ||

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