jara | जार
The word yaar (Devanagari: यार ISO15919: yāra) in Sanskrit is the word jaar (Devanagari: जार ISO15919: jāra). Beloved is referred to as jaar when there is no relationship between the two parties.
When the two parties have no relationship then their love is called jaar prem (Devanagari: जार प्रेम ISO15919: jāra prem).
Shri Krishna is referred to as Jaar.
This sound not sound right! Every relationship of every jiva (master, friend, parent, child, beloved) is only with Shri Krishna. Jiva So, Shri Krishna cannot be yaar of any jiva.
Why is Shri Krishna called Jaar?
Jiva has a mind and it is the main performer of all actions. That mind is made of Maya the external power of God. Because of this, the mind has no real connection with Shri Krishna. So, the mind calls Shri Krishna jaar.
It is prudent for the mind to consider Shyamsundar as a friend and love him, then its goal of attaining God, attaining his service, gets solved.
In the samsar, if a woman has conjugal relationship outside of wedlock then her lover is also called jaar. Scriptures deplore this kind of relationship and fruit of such actions is narak.
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