Shloka 6.102.3
लक्ष्मण-प्राणरक्षा: (Lakshmana’s Revival by the Herb-Mountain)
एषरावणवीर्येणलक्ष्मणःपतितोभुविः ।सर्पवच्चेष्टतेवीरोभूमौशोकमुदिरीयन् ।।।।
agṛhya yadi gacchāmi viśalyakaraṇīm aham |
kālātayyen(a) doṣaḥ syād vaiklabyaṃ ca mahad bhavet ||
If I go without taking Viśalyakaraṇī, delay in time will become a fault, and great confusion will arise.
'Heroic Lakshmana struck by Ravana, fell on the ground and writhing like a snake and rolling made me sad'.
Dharma is timely duty (kāla-dharma): when life is at stake, procrastination becomes a moral failure, so one must act to prevent avoidable harm.
Hanuman fears that returning without the needed herb will waste time and endanger the mission to save Lakshmana.
Foresight and accountability—he anticipates consequences and refuses to risk delay.