एका बीजा केला नास। मग भोगिले कणीस ।। 1 ।।
कळे सकळा हा भाव। लहान थोरांवरी जीव ।।2।।
हा अभंग कोणी लिहीला ?

The correct answer is Option B (Sant Tukaram).

Key Points:
• Sant Literature of Maharashtra (संत साहित्य व अभंग रचना):
• The abhanga 'एका बीजा केला नास। मग भोगिले कणीस।' was composed by Jagadguru Sant Tukaram Maharaj (1598–1650), the towering 17th-century Varkari poet-saint from Dehu, Maharashtra.
• Meaning & Philosophical message:
• Sant Tukaram explains the spiritual principle of self-sacrifice and creation using a farming analogy: only when a single seed destroys its individual form and identity by merging into the earth does a whole ear of corn (कणीस) with hundreds of grains emerge.
• Similarly, true spiritual awakening and love for all living beings (lahan-thoranvari jeev) require transcending the ego.
• Major literary forms of other saints:
• Sant Dnyaneshwar: Dnyaneshwari (Bhavarth Deepika), Amritanubhav, Changdev Pasashti.
• Sant Eknath: Eknathi Bhagavata, Bhavarth Ramayana, Bharuds.
• Sant Namdev: Early Varkari abhangas and padavali included in Guru Granth Sahib.
• Key Takeaway: The famous metaphorical abhanga 'एका बीजा केला नास। मग भोगिले कणीस।' was written by Sant Tukaram.