tabe - at that time; nityānanda - Lord Nityānanda; prabhu - the Lord; sṛjilā upāya - made a device; krame-krame - by and by; kīrtanīyā - the chanters; rākhila - stopped; sabāya - all.

Then Lord Nityānanda found a way to end the kīrtana. He gradually stopped all the chanters.