It is better to leave the sefer torah open when making the first bracha on it and looking aside when saying it in order to avoid opening and finding the place again because of tircha detzibera which is multiplicative, by waisting people’s time, aveira. If a wrong sefer torah was taken out by error than pegima of the torah takes precedence kal vechomer how to watch not to be pogem in a Jew who has a holy heavenly soul.
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