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अभयप्रतिष्ठा
असद्वा इदमग्र आसीत् । ततो वै सदजायत ।
तदात्मान स्वयमकुरुत । तस्मात्तत्सुकृतमुच्यत इति ।
यद्वै तत् सुकृतम् । रसो वै सः ।
रसꣳह्येवायं लब्ध्वाऽऽनन्दी भवति । को ह्येवान्यात्कः
प्राण्यात् । यदेष आकाश आनन्दो न स्यात् ।
एष ह्येवाऽऽनन्दयाति ।
यदा ह्येवैष एतस्मिन्नदृश्येऽनात्म्येऽनिरुक्तेऽनिलयनेऽभयं
प्रतिष्ठां विन्दते । अथ सोऽभयं गतो भवति ।
यदा ह्येवैष एतस्मिन्नुदरमन्तरं कुरुते ।
अथ तस्य भयं भवति । तत्वेव भयं विदुषोऽमन्वानस्य ।
तदप्येष श्लोको भवति ॥ १॥ इति सप्तमोऽनुवाकः ॥
abhayapratiṣṭhā
asadvā idamagra āsīt . tato vai sadajāyata .
tadātmāna svayamakuruta . tasmāttatsukṛtamucyata iti .
yadvai tat sukṛtam . raso vai saḥ .
rasagͫhyevāyaṃ labdhvā”nandī bhavati . ko hyevānyātkaḥ
prāṇyāt . yadeṣa ākāśa ānando na syāt .
eṣa hyevā”nandayāti .
yadā hyevaiṣa etasminnadṛśye’nātmye’nirukte’nilayane’bhayaṃ
pratiṣṭhāṃ vindate . atha so’bhayaṃ gato bhavati .
yadā hyevaiṣa etasminnudaramantaraṃ kurute .
atha tasya bhayaṃ bhavati . tatveva bhayaṃ viduṣo’manvānasya .
tadapyeṣa śloko bhavati .. 1.. iti saptamo’nuvākaḥ ..
In the beginning was verily this Non-existence. From that the existent was born. That created Itself, by Itself. Therefore, It is called the Self-made, or the Well-made. This which was Self-made… that is taste (joy). Having obtained this taste man becomes blessed, for who can breathe out or breathe in, if this joy were not there in the cavity of the heart; and this Brahman himself brings us joy. When this Atman attains the fearless oneness with Brahman who is invisible, incorporeal, inexplicable, and unsupported, then he becomes free from fear. When however, this makes even the slightest distinction in Brahman, then there is danger for him. That very same Brahman Himself becomes the source fo fear for him who makes a difference, and who reflects not. To the same effect, there is the following verse.

Links
Various resources on the Taittiriya Upanishad
Upanishad Series – Taittiriya Upanishad Commentary by Swami Chinmayananda

Taittiriya Upanishad – 2-7 – Taittiriya-2-7-abhayaprat – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Meaning and Commentary by Adi Shankaracharya (Sankara Bhashya) – Taittiriya-2-7